Ownership and influence of chess companies and FIDE sponsoring is not very transparent. This article for instance claims that Mark Scheinberg has a chess.com st

Ownership and influence of chess companies and FIDE sponsoring is not very transparent. This article for instance claims that Mark Scheinberg has a chess.com stake. https://www.uktech.news/news/this-european-vc-wants-to-invest-75m-in-software-startups-from-central-eastern-europe-israel-baltics-finland-and-cis-20201216 https://www.uktech.news/news/this-european-vc-wants-to-inves... The Scheinberg family also sponsors FIDE: https://www.fide.com/news/1694 https://www.fide.com/news/1694