Anthropic seeks 50.1% founder voting control ahead of IPO; announces $11.6B Akamai deal

According to TechCrunch, Anthropic's seven co-founders are seeking shareholder approval for a dual-class voting structure that would give them combined 50.1% voting power on corporate matters. The company simultaneously announced a $11.6 billion seven-year cloud computing commitment with Akamai for infrastructure support.

Update (2026-09-30): According to TechCrunch and The Verge, Anthropic's IPO filing revealed the company loses tens of billions annually while seeking a $2 trillion valuation and included explicit warning language that its AI models pose catastrophic and existential risks, stating that "further" development could "increas...