Overview

• The round lifts total funding to $30 million with backing from HashKey Capital, Pantera Capital, Primitive Ventures, IMC Trading, GEM, Gate Labs, Ambush Capital and Big Brain Collective.
• Founded by alumni of Jump Trading, Coinbase and Citadel Securities, aPriori is building an on-chain order-flow coordination and execution layer.
• Its product stack includes Swapr, an AI-driven DEX aggregator, and a liquid-staking platform that redirects captured MEV to stakers and validators.
• The core infrastructure is engineered for high-performance EVM environments, with Monad identified as the primary launchpad for deployment.
• The company says the new capital will fund hiring, accelerate product rollouts and deepen partnerships across trading and staking networks.