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Oct 18 2026

Anthropic pledges 5% of its shares to a new public-benefit fund ahead of its IPO

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A wholly-owned LLC, pending stockholder approval, with 2% board-discretion additions per 50% value increase and a bar on lobbying or political giving; with co-founder pledges and the employee match, about 20% of shares would be dedicated to public benefit.

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