Runway, a start-up building the next generation of digital creative tools, announced today an $8.5 million Series A led by Amplify Partners with participation from Lux Capital and Compound Ventures. Using machine learning, the company is pioneering image and video creation techniques for synthetic content manipulation and media editing, allowing users to create and generate content with cutting-edge AI and graphics technology. With an active and growing community, Runway has emerged as a leader in the future of content production.