Apriori Raises $30 million to Revolutionize Blockchain Trading with MEV AI

- Apriori secures $20 million in new funding, pushing total capital raised to $30 million. - Innovative AI and MEV-powered solutions to redefine blockchain liquidity and trading systems. Apriori, a crypto infrastructure startup founded by former engineers from Jump Trading and Coinbase, has secured $20 million in a strategic funding round. Notable blockchain-focused investors backed the round, including Pantera Capital, Primitive Ventures, HashKey Capital, IMC Trading, GEM, Gate Labs, Ambush Capital, and Big Brain Collective. According to The Block on August 28, 2025, this new funding brings Apriori's total raised capital to $30 million. The San Francisco-based company, established in 2023, is developing a high-performance trading ecosystem on the Monad blockchain. Its primary focus is a liquid staking platform powered by Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) that integrates both staking and trading rewards. Apriori is also introducing innovative technology, such as "Swapr," an AI-powered decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator. By analyzing order flows in real time to distinguish between harmful and beneficial trading activities, Swapr helps provide tighter spreads and optimize trade execution fairness. Company founder Ray Song stated that Apriori intends to adapt high-frequency trading mechanisms from traditional finance for on-chain systems. Through this approach, the company aims to transform liquidity management and enhance order flow processes in the blockchain ecosystem. Apriori will use the new funds to expand its team, accelerate product development, and build deeper collaborations within the broader staking and trading ecosystems. According to CoinMarketCap, Ethereum (ETH) was trading at $1,728 as of 12:00 UTC on August 28, with a 3.5% increase in 24-hour trading volume.