Aug 18 2026

Anthropic prepares supervoting shares for Amodei and co-founders ahead of a record IPO, and its pre-IPO revolving credit facility is set to exceed a $10 billion target as banks compete for lead roles.

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Founders own under 5% of Anthropic combined (Amodei about 2%); a special stock class would also let its non-shareholder trustees elect a board majority. The listing could come as soon as late September, potentially ahead of OpenAI.

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