Here is this week’s edition of the Startup Monday Issue (Issue 35–12 April 2021)

Sharing the following this week:

- Weekly VC Overview - Global funding last quarter hit an all-time high, marking the first single quarter to reach above $100 billion, according to Crunchbase data. In the first quarter of 2021, global venture investments reached $125 billion, a 50 percent increase quarter over quarter and a whopping 94 percent increase year over year.

- Global Blockchain Market - Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is considering going public through a direct listing in 2022, after seeing record trading volumes and new clients amid a surge in the price of bitcoin.

- Startups in Europe - The 2021 Forbes Under 30 Europe Social Impact list highlights Hellermark and 29 other up-and-coming superstars running purpose-driven companies. From reimagining education to fighting climate change, the Social Impact honorees are proof that the future is bright.

- Startups around the globe - Mexican used-car platform Kavak has reached a $4 billion valuation after raising $485 million in new funding.

- Israel Innovation - Israeli startup Talon Cyber Security, founded just this year, announced on Sunday that it secured $26 million in seed funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Team8, serial entrepreneur Zohar Zisapel

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