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New Crypto VC Firm Credibly Neutral Raises $5.5M

Credibly Neutral, a new crypto venture capital firm, has raised $5.5 million from investors including founders of Solana and Polygon blockchains. The Brooklyn-based firm, led by Viktor Bunin and Lisa Cuesta Bunin, will invest $50,000 to $250,000 in early stage protocols, infrastructure, and crypto software-as-a-service projects.

The firm's investment interests include layer 1 and 2 blockchains, DeFi protocols, developer tools, security software, analytics tools, and fiat-to-crypto rails. Investors in the round included Anthony Sassano, Patricio Worthalter, Surojit Chatterjee, Joe Lallouz, Aaron Henshaw, Anatoly Yakovenko, Raj Gokal, Mara Schmiedt, and Sandeep Nailwal, among others.

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