ANTHROPIC , the AI startup behind Claude, is accelerating its plans for a public listing, with a draft IPO prospectus reportedly suggesting a listing could occur as early as this autumn and a market value potentially exceeding 2 trillion dollars. The document reveals executive pay for the first time, indicating that CEO Dario Amodei received total compensation of 18 million dollars in 2025, largely from stock and options rather than cash salary.
His sister, Daniela Amodei, Anthropic’s president, earned 16.4 million dollars last year after a fixed salary increase to 1.4 million dollars this July. The prospectus also notes plans to grant further restricted stock units to the siblings, some of which vest only if they remain with the company and if the listing milestone is reached.
The piece frames Amodei’s compensation in the context of a broader industry comparison, noting that headline cash pay for founders is typically lower because equity compounds long-term wealth. Under the SEC’s compensation actually paid standard, the realised pay for other tech leaders could look markedly different. The prospectus also states that seven co-founders, including Dario Amodei, have pledged to donate 80% of their Anthropic shares to charity.
The article adds that Yann LeCun has criticised Amodei’s views on AI progress and risk, while emphasising that with the listing approaching, the company will face heightened scrutiny from investors and competitors as it competes with OpenAI and Google under similar market conditions.