🔚 A16Z’s London Exit, 🇫🇷 French Unicorn Valuations, 🇨🇳 DeepSeek Disruption

Insights & VC Jobs Opportunities: Dose #6

👋 Hi, it’s Henri. Welcome back to Venture Dose, your weekly dose of startups and Venture Capital insights!

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💡In-Deepth insights

Andreessen Horowitz closes UK office, pivots back to US crypto market

Andreessen Horowitz is closing its UK office less than two years after it opened, driven by a renewed focus on the US crypto market.

🇫🇷 Which French Unicorns Are Still Worth $1bn+? (Read more)

To maintain a $1bn+ valuation, companies must meet at least one of three criteria: a recent $1bn+ funding round, $100m+ in ARR, or significant headcount growth.

Product-market fit is a confusing term

Many founders mistakenly believe product-market fit only applies to self-serve SaaS. In reality, most startups need manual sales before they can achieve a sustainable business model.

The Frenchies of Y Combinator

Since its inception, Y Combinator has accepted 69 French companies. Except for a few batches, French startups have been part of nearly every YC cohort since 2010.

First Batch of YC

DeepSeek R1: The AI Disruption No One Saw Coming

The new AI model DeepSeek R1 is challenging industry giants like OpenAI and Google DeepMind, offering notable advantages in cost and operational efficiency.

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💼 VC Jobs Opportunities

🇫🇷 XAnge - Venture Capital Analyst Intern, Paris - Apply

🇺🇸 Lightship Capital - VC Technology Intern, Cincinnati, OH - Apply

🖥️ Mangusta Capital - Marketing & Investor Relations Interns, Remote - Apply

🇺🇸 GQG Partners - Non-traditional Investment Team Intern, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Apply

🇺🇸 Temasek - Summer 2026 Associate Internship Programme, New York - Apply

🇺🇸 Nuveen, a TIAA company - Chruchill Summer Internship, Private Equity & Junior Capital, Charlotte, NC - Apply

🇫🇷 Orange Ventures - VC Analyst Intern, Paris - Apply

🇳🇱 HPE Growth - Investor Relations Intern, Amsterdam - Apply

🇫🇷 RAISE Sherpas - Financing Analyst Intern, Paris - Apply

🇮🇹 IAG - Platform & Network Intern, Milan - Apply

🇩🇪 HV Capital - Early-Stage Analyst Intern, Berlin - Apply

🇫🇷 Phitrust - Impact Investing Analyst Intern, Paris - Apply

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