Primev
4 known investors
Primev builds infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, including mev-commit, a real-time commitment network for transaction priority, ordering, and MEV mitigation, along with agentic USDC payments and bridging tools. It conducts and publishes research on MEV, cryptography, auction mechanisms, and peer-to-peer networking for Ethereum and Layer 2 networks.
Also known as Primev
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Primev is an Ethereum infrastructure company that develops products based on maximum extractable value (MEV) research, preconfirmations and cryptography. Its product line includes mev-commit, described as a validator coalition that produces a single signal across opted-in validator keys; Fast Protocol; and an x402 facilitator for agentic USDC payments on Ethereum Mainnet. The x402 facilitator is presented as offering preconfirmed settlement in roughly 100 milliseconds, full gas sponsorship for payers, and a flow in which agents authorize payments with a signature while the facilitator executes the transaction. Code for mev-commit and the x402 facilitator is published on GitHub.
Alongside its products, Primev conducts and publishes research covering MEV patterns and market dynamics on Ethereum and Layer 2 networks, auction mechanisms, programmable privacy, transaction fee mechanisms with ordering and execution guarantees, cryptography, and peer-to-peer networking. Outputs are organized as research articles, technical documentation and research papers, with the company stating it publishes peer-reviewed research.
Business model
Primev develops and operates open-source Ethereum infrastructure products, including a validator opt-in commitment network and a payments facilitator, alongside a public research program.
Traction
The company states that more than 100,000 ETH is staked in validators associated with its network, with coverage on Ethereum Mainnet, and that mev-commit and Fast Protocol are live.
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Market position
Positions itself as an Ethereum infrastructure and MEV research organization working with ecosystem partners and backed by venture capital and strategic investors.
Technology
Technology spans MEV mitigation and preconfirmation mechanisms (mev-commit), Fast Protocol, and an x402 facilitator enabling signature-based agentic USDC payments on Ethereum Mainnet with preconfirmed settlement of about 100ms and gas sponsorship for payers. Research areas include auction mechanisms, programmable privacy, transaction fee mechanisms with ordering and execution guarantees, cryptography and peer-to-peer networking.
Go-to-market
Ethereum validators and stakers who can opt in to mev-commit, ecosystem infrastructure partners, and developers of AI agents requiring on-chain USDC payments.
Geography
Products are deployed on Ethereum Mainnet.
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Key figures
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primary sources listed
- Primevprimev.xyz · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Primev do?
- Primev builds Ethereum infrastructure products and research spanning MEV, preconfirmations and cryptography.
- Who are Primev's investors?
- Primev's investors include D1 Ventures, Figment, IOSG Ventures, LongHash Ventures.