"Like the BBC - The Guardian is not independent, the old Scott Trust was wound up in 2008 and replaced by a limited company of which venture capital firm Apax Partners is the sole shareholder.

Apax Partners appoints a board to run the show – the composition of which might startle those who still regard The Guardian as a left leaning newspaper."
-- https://web.archive.org/web/20150729012352/http://www.sodiumhaze.org:80/2015/07/26/the-guardian-has-morphed-into-the-daily-mail-so-elect-corbyn-and-ignore-them/

https://www.mintpressnews.com/ebay-founder-pierre-omidyar-is-funding-a-global-media-information-war/
https://www.mintpressnews.com/pierre-omidyar-funding-of-pro-regime-change-networks-and-partnerships-with-cia-cutouts/255337/

Gates' Awards Directly to Media Outlets:
The Guardian (including TheGuardian.org)- $12,951,391
-- https://thegrayzone.com/2021/11/21/bill-gates-million-media-outlets-global-agenda/