# Cork Protocol funding: rounds and investors

> Cork Protocol has raised $5.5M across 1 round since 2026. Investors include A16z Crypto, Orange DAO and Hyperithm. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/cork-protocol (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Cork Protocol*

One round we have observed, with the 3 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

DeFi

Raised 10 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$5.5M** raised across 1 round since 2026, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $5.5M Jan 2026
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jan 2026** Seed **$5.5M** [A16z Crypto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-crypto) [Orange DAO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orange-dao) [Hyperithm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyperithm) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Cork Protocol's own website: 3 founders, 1 on the team.

**Phil Fogel** Co-Founder & Co-CEO

**Rob Schmitt** Co-Founder & Co-CEO

**Anna Stone** Co-Founder & COO

- **Baptiste Florentin** CTO

## Everyone who backed them

[A16z Crypto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-crypto) VC firm **1** round

[Orange DAO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orange-dao) VC firm **1** round

[Hyperithm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyperithm) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Cork Protocol as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[FunFair Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/funfair-ventures) Corporate VC Per its own site

[FunFair Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/funfair-technologies) Company Per its own site

## Quick answers about Cork Protocol

### Who invested in Cork Protocol?

Cork Protocol's investors include A16z Crypto, Orange DAO and Hyperithm.

### How much has Cork Protocol raised?

Cork Protocol has raised $5.5M across 1 round since 2026.

### When did Cork Protocol last raise?

Cork Protocol's most recent round was a Seed of $5.5M in Jan 2026.

### What was Cork Protocol's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $5.5M in Jan 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Cork Protocol first?

Cork Protocol's first round on record, in Jan 2026, was backed by A16z Crypto, Orange DAO and Hyperithm.

### What stage is Cork Protocol at?

Cork Protocol's latest named round is a Seed, in Jan 2026.

### Where is Cork Protocol based?

Cork Protocol is based in the United States.

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