SPOILERS >The benefactor of The Andromeda Initiative?
I began to think about the benefactor, and I know others have done the same.
1. Many believe it was the The Illusive Man.
2. Others believe it was the shadow broker
I find major faults with both of those, but I won't go into detail.
3. [[[ I believe it was the Geth. ]]]
A. They were the ones that built the faster than light telescope. Which means they were interested in Andromeda, or it makes you think they may have been interested in another galaxy.
B. The Geth Worshiped the reapers because they were believed to be AI far in advance of them ( the side of the geth that followed The reapers anyway ).
C. The Andromeda Initiative was going to place and AI, joined with a Human. The geth for any that followed the first three story's were actually two different faction's, the one's believing that the Reapers were there God's and the other ( that is basic, but that appeared to me to be one of the main dissensions in there ranks.)
I would think that the Geth would be all for that. From what was discovered in ME3 about the geth. I don't think they wanted there Creator to die.
D. In ME3 you learn that the Geth never truly wanted to kill there creator, that is why they broke off the attack on the Quarian's 300 years before.
E. They would easy have been able to funnel large sums of money I am sure, and there use of multiple Voiced Images of Humanoids when talking to the Pathfinder, and Jien Garson, would not be a giant leap to believe.
F. The Legion side of the geth seeing that there creator was in danger from the Reaper and the creator and all life would be destroyed, and they of all the intelligent species in the galaxy knew for sure they were coming. Knowing that they were coming, they might have seen the The Andromeda Initiative as a way to save there creator, and the joining of Humanoid's, and AI as a good thing >> Symbiotic relation ship allowing co existence.
Sam Even mentioned how there might soon be a lot of AI in the new galaxy, and they would need law's to regulate, and punish them if they messed up.
EDIT >> There was something said to Alex Ryder also by a Quarian " How could it have a Soul, the Geth have no meaningful understanding of the World as we know it ". Which is a factor that Alex is trying to correct with the Symbiotic relationship. ( just another factor pointing to a flaw that the Geth would have wanted to correct, as they appear to be constantly trying to evolve ) [ End of EDIT ]
EDIT >> The Geth also were quick to help in the fight against the Reapers, Once they were allowed, by the alliance to do so, the survival of all seemed important to them. [ End of EDIT ]
G. All speculation ( as are all the other Idea's, and we may never know now..Darn Bioware or EA which ever one that dropped the ball ), but I believe it is more plausible than The Illusive Man or the shadow broker. Legion seemed to put great faith, and trust in the Shepard. And he was a unit of the collective intelligence of the Geth.
H. Anyway I have personally began to believe that they make the most logical choice for the secret benefactor.
I know many others have made there Guess, and I believe mine is as good as any of those.
I would be glad to hear the other Idea' s pushed as well, I mean we I guess will never know for sure. But I think the Geth make the most sense.