San Francisco-based VC Amplify Partners led a US$8.5m Series A in RunwayML, a deep learning media production platform for creatives, with participation from Lux Capital, and Compound Ventures. RunwayML is…

DUX Capital made a US$350k investment in Trato, a Mexican blockchain-based contract management platform. (Press Release) El pasado 13 de mayo, Dux Capital concluyó con la cuarta inversión de su…

DILA Capital led a €2m investment in BEWE, a Mexican SaaS platform for beauty retailers, with participation from The Venture City, Toro Ventures and existing investors Variv Capital, Seaya Ventures and Mountain…

Sequoia Capital and Zetta Venture Partners invested US$2.25m in Rever, a Mexican employee innovation management platform. This is Sequoia’s first known investment in a Mexican startup. Sequoia’s other investments in the region include Nubank and Rappi.

Mercado Libre’s MELI Fund, and Agrega Partners made a US$3m investment in Argentine fintech Increase, with participation of existing investors including Arfintech and Lucens Capital.

Wayra Chile made an undisclosed investment in Webdox, a legal document and contact management platform.

Riverwood Capital made an undisclosed investment in Chilean SaaS Nubox. This is Riverwood Capital’s second investment in the Chilean firm. Nubox recently acquired Argentinean SaaS Colppy as part of its regional expansion. 

Bossa Nova Investimentos made an undisclosed investment in SmartHint, a Curitiba, Brazil-based client retention and product recommendation SaaS platform for small and medium businesses.

IGNIA made an undisclosed investment in Virket, a Mexican provider of performance management solutions for small businesses.

Florianopolis, Brazil-based BZPlan made a R$4m investment in Eadbox, a Brazilian startup developing course distribution software. This is BZPlan’s first investment outside of the Santa Catarina area. (Baguete) A Eadbox,…