Apriori Raises $30M to Build MEV-Powered Liquid Staking and AI DEX Aggregator on Monad
Apriori, a San Francisco-based crypto startup founded in 2023 by ex-Jump Trading and Coinbase engineers, has raised $30 million to build an MEV-powered liquid staking platform and AI-driven DEX aggregator on the Monad blockchain. Its latest $20M round was backed by HashKey, Pantera, Primitive, IMC Trading, Gate Labs, and others. Apriori’s “Swapr” feature analyzes order flow in real time, distinguishing harmful from beneficial activity—similar to payment-for-order-flow models in traditional finance. The firm says its system will deliver tighter spreads, fairer execution, and more sustainable yields for traders and liquidity providers.