# Anthropic founders plan to sell about $250M of stock each in IPO

> Original title: WSJ: Anthropic’s 7 founders will each sell about $250M of stock in its IPO and keep roughly $18B apiece.

- Source: Rohan Paul
- Published: 2026-11-11T05:47:04.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/lc7ckdstkuolyjywpo1uf70ts
- Original: https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai/status/2120392847505715324

## Summary

According to a company filing cited by WSJ, each of Anthropic's seven founders plans to sell nearly 3.4M shares at a projected range of $70 to $78. The listing is expected next week and would value Anthropic near $1.3T and raise $80B or more. The founders would keep roughly $18B apiece, but a founder-controlled LLC holding one Class F share guarantees them 50.1% of most shareholder votes, which the filing warns could conflict with public shareholders' financial interests.

## Why it matters

The filing details who sells stock, at what price range, and how founders keep control despite a small voting share, which matters to public investors.

## Post

WSJ: Anthropic’s 7 founders will each sell about $250M of stock in its IPO and keep roughly $18B apiece.

Each plans to sell nearly 3.4M shares at a projected range of $70 to $78, according to Tuesday’s company filing.

The listing, expected next week, would value Anthropic near $1.3T and raise $80B or more, partly via a private placement to investors including Google.

Once trading starts, each founder keeps about 3.2% of Class A shares, so together they hold roughly 22% of outstanding stock.

That stake carries only about 11.2% of voting power, yet a founder-controlled LLC holding a single Class F share guarantees them 50.1% on most shareholder votes

Public buyers of Anthropic's shares therefore get economic exposure with almost no say over control, which the filing warns could put decisions at odds with shareholders’ financial interests.

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