France-based startup incubator campus Station F has secured Facebook as a partner along with e-commerce company Vente-Privee.

Rocket Internet Capital Partners has reached a $1bn final close at its hard cap, and will invest in deals together with its parent.

The funding, provided by a consortium including mapping specialist Here, adds to a $6.4m series A round secured in 2015 and a $1.3m seed round a year earlier.

Orange, Saham and FinanceCom are among the contributors to the cross-border venture fund, which was formed by Bpifrance and AfricInvest.

The reproductive health therapy developer, which has raised more than $93m from backers including Novo and Merck Group, has set the terms for its initial public offering.

Kuang-Chi's GCI Fund has made its sixth investment and its first in the UK, supplying $30m in funding for aviation technology developer Gilo Industries.

Michelin's travel services subsidiary has led the RV rental platform's series B round, which also featured existing backer Ringier Digital Ventures.