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At tech companies, founders or core teams often retain control through "dual-class share structures" (different rights for different share classes): publicly issued shares carry one vote each, while internally held shares may carry ten votes or more each.
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UnverifiedA dual-class share structure gives shares held by founders voting rights that are multiples of those of ordinary shares, thereby giving them an advantage in shareholder votes.78% similarUnverifiedDual-class share structures are a common arrangement for Silicon Valley companies to maintain founder control, with Class A shares carrying one vote each and Class B shares carrying ten votes each or even more.78% similarUnverifiedIn a typical dual-class share structure, Class A shares are purchased by ordinary investors and generally carry one vote per share, while Class B shares are held by founders and can carry ten or more votes per share.73% similarUnverifiedDual-class share structures are a common control tool for tech companies, such as Google and Meta's A/B share designs, in which external investors hold low-voting-power shares and founders hold high-voting-power shares.69% similarVerifiedA dual-class share structure means a company issues two or more classes of common stock with differences in voting rights among the classes, a common design being one vote per share for Class A shares and multiple votes per share for Class B shares.65% similar
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