Here is this week’s edition of the Startup Monday Issue (Issue 34–6 April 2021) Sharing the following this week:

- Weekly VC Overview - Venture capital has a diversity problem. According to the 2020 Crunchbase Diversity Spotlight Report, Black and Latinx founders received just 2.6% of overall funding in 2020

- Global Blockchain Market - People’s Bank of China and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority have begun ‘technical testing’ for cross-border use of the digital yuan.

- Startups in Europe - Some of Europe’s biggest tech companies are calling for a 100 billion-euro ($118 billion) fund to kick-start the creation of regional champions in green technology, science-driven startups, and other new industries.

- Indian-Asian Startup Ecosystem Overview

- Trends in Israel Startup World

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