KOR Protocol raises $7.5M Series A from 1kx, Blockchain Capital
In brief
- KOR Protocol raised $7.5M Series A at $100M valuation from 1kx and Blockchain Capital
- Platform surpassed $2M gross revenue with over 1M lifetime sign-ups
- 1,000+ partners including Black Mirror, Beatport, and Imogen Heap
Clearing the path for creators
KOR Protocol raised a $7.5 million Series A with participation from 1kx and Blockchain Capital. The company will use the capital to continue developing its platform and for ecosystem growth and partner integrations.
The platform operates as an onchain creative asset clearinghouse, built on Coinbase's Layer 2. It's designed to be composable with existing IP infrastructure, including asset standards, attestation systems, agent identity frameworks, HTTP-native payments, cross-chain intents, and stablecoin settlement. Creators can register their assets onchain, then leverage AI-powered discovery and matching algorithms to find the right partnerships and revenue streams.
Traction and token plans
KOR has surpassed $2 million in gross revenue and maintains over 1 million lifetime sign-ups and 400,000 connected wallets. The network's partner roster spans entertainment, music, and telecom — over 1,000 partners including Black Mirror, Beatport, mau5trap, Imogen Heap, Banijay Group, and KDDI.
The company is planning to launch a token. It's also backed by previous investors including Republic Crypto, Sfermion, Alumni Ventures, and SevenX.
Ritty Quin, an electronic music producer and CEO of KOR Protocol, framed the funding in terms of the creator economy's friction points:
"As both an artist and an operator, I know how difficult it is to translate strong work and audience momentum into distribution, partnerships, and sustainable revenue. KOR is building the system that connects those pieces by helping talent get recognized earlier, reach the right opportunities, and build lasting careers."
The Series A positions KOR to scale its infrastructure layer at a moment when onchain IP management and creator tools are drawing venture capital attention across crypto and entertainment.
