GoKawiilAnthropic's seven co-founders each to sell $250M in shares at IPO
Anthropic's S-1 filing shows each of its seven co-founders plans to sell 3,378,378 shares in the company's upcoming IPO, which has a proposed price range of $70 to $78 per share. At the midpoint price of $74, each founder would net nearly $250 million in cash from the sale.
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The filing suggests strong investor interest, with board members Reed Hastings and Christopher Liddell indicating plans to buy $300 million and $3 million in shares respectively, which could push pricing above the stated range. The sale also clarifies the founders' post-IPO control structure: each retains about 3.2% of Class A shares and supervoting Class F stock, giving the group 51.1% of total voting power even as their overall equity stake is diluted by large non-voting holders like Amazon and Google.
- Each of Anthropic's 7 co-founders will sell 3,378,378 shares, worth roughly $236M-$264M depending on final pricing.
- Board members Reed Hastings and Christopher Liddell have signaled intent to buy $300M and $3M in shares respectively, hinting at strong demand.
- Founders will collectively hold 51.1% of voting power post-IPO via supervoting Class F shares, despite smaller overall equity stakes.
Source: techcrunch.com — Julie Bort, 2026-11-10
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