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Ethos Technologies enters exchange agreements to issue supervoting Class B shares to founders and major VCs post-IPO
Ethos Technologies Inc.
- Co-founders Peter Colis and Lingke Wang, plus Accel and Sequoia affiliates, exchanged Class A shares 1:1 for Class B shares with 20 votes each.
- Equity exchange right agreements let co-founders convert future Class A shares from pre-IPO RSUs/options into Class B shares.
- Amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws filed Jan 30, 2026, effective upon IPO closing to enable dual-class structure.
- Founders entered into lock-up agreements with IPO underwriters and a voting proxy as part of the exchange.