TechFlow, August 28 — According to CoinDesk, aPriori, a trading infrastructure startup founded by former engineers from Jump Trading, Coinbase, and Citadel Securities, has raised $20 million in funding, bringing its total funding to $30 million. This round included participation from HashKey Capital, Pantera Capital, Primitive Ventures, IMC Trading, and other institutions.
The company is building an on-chain market execution layer for high-performance Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) networks. Applying high-frequency trading methodologies, aPriori aims to address issues such as wide bid-ask spreads and Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) leakage in cryptocurrency markets. The firm has launched a liquid staking platform and Swapr, an AI-powered decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator. Proceeds will be used to expand the team, accelerate product launches, and deepen collaborations with trading and staking ecosystems.
