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Anthropic Seeks Founder Voting Control Ahead of IPO, Signs $11.6B Akamai Compute Deal as Amodei Heads to White House
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Anthropic is pursuing founder voting control ahead of an IPO, with CEO Dario Amodei and six co-founders seeking special shares giving them 51% of votes while retaining no extra economic rights. The company, valued at up to $1.5 trillion on secondary markets, also signed an $11.6 billion compute deal with Akamai — its largest ever contract — which includes warrants allowing Anthropic to acquire roughly 5% of Akamai. Amodei is also set to meet President Trump privately at the White House amid tensions over AI safety policy.