KOR Protocol
KOROn-chain copyright clearing and IP rights protocol
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About KOR Protocol
KOR Protocol is infrastructure for clearing rights in AI-era entertainment: it writes licensing terms for music, film and game IP into on-chain assets that specify who may use the work, in what scope, and how revenue splits, then settles with smart contracts. Products include a remix platform for music, content hubs for brands and developers, a player and character apps, with partners across electronic music, location-based games and film IP. It targets how AI-generated content makes ownership, licensing and splits depend on manual reconciliation while rights holders miss what they are owed.
Turning IP into programmable licensing units lets derivative works split revenue automatically, the main difference from traditional rights management; the difficulty is whether rights holders will hand terms to code and whether on-chain records are recognised in court. Public figures show over one million registered users, more than 285,000 assets minted, over $2 million in cumulative revenue and more than a thousand partner IPs, and in July 2026 the company closed a round led by crypto funds. Revenue is still small relative to users, so the monetisation path is being tested.
KOR Protocol completed a $7.5 million Series A funding round at a $100 million valuation, co-led by 1kx and Blockchain Capital, with participation from Republic Crypto, Sfermion, and others. The funds will be used for platform development, ecosystem growth, and partner integrations, with plans to launch a token. This marks capital market validation of the onchain IP clearing infrastructure and lays a financial foundation for long-term growth.
KOR Protocol launched KOR Player, a decentralized music platform. This represents a significant deployment of the protocol in the music sector. Leveraging KOR's verify, route, and settle engines, the platform supports onchain registration, distribution, and revenue settlement of music IP, facilitating machine-speed licensing and transactions for creative assets in the AI era.
KOR Protocol closed a $7.5M Series A in July 2026 led by 1kx and Blockchain Capital at a $100M valuation, with Republic Crypto, Sfermion, Animoca Brands, Solana and Avalanche participating; proceeds fund a token launch. On July 29 it partnered with electronic-music platform Beatport to enable instant, agent-executed settlement via the KOR clearinghouse, Base and x402; earlier it teamed with bitsCrunch to strengthen Web3 gaming IP protection.
KOR Protocol's Future strategy and roadmap: Strategically, KOR will keep expanding its on-chain clearing and licensing-settlement network for music and entertainment IP on Base, connecting creative assets such as Artist DNA and stem packs to more labels, agencies and brands. It plans to launch the $KOR token, deepen media and technology integrations, and extend instant, verifiable agent settlement from music into TV/film IP, live experiences and AR content licensing across global rails from indie creators to large franchises.
Inder Phull — Co-founder; co-founded Pixelynx, later acquired by Animoca Brands; worked with Black Mirror, Beatport and mau5trap; has raised and generated over $40M.
Ritty Quin — CEO since late 2025; UCL PhD; former ByteDance; electronic music producer signed to Live Nation Asia.
Yat Siu — Board member; co-founder and Executive Chairman of Animoca Brands.