# In Light Ventures

> In Light Ventures is a VC fund backing Manufacturing, Software and Information Technology. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

In Light Ventures is an investment firm.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $743k–$1.6M |
| Series A | $1k–$5.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 26% |
| Software | 3 | 16% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 16% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 16% |
| Medical | 2 | 11% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 37% |
| Series A | 7 | 37% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 16% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 16 | 84% |
| China | 1 | 5% |
| Japan | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CrossVision | CrossVision offers solutions and services specific to the VTuber market. | $349.8K | Venture - Series Unknown | May 31, 2024 |  |
| G&G Cell | G&G Cell is an import-export firm specializing in sourcing plastic components, textiles, and industrial materials. The company has established itself as a key player in Vietnam's manufacturing supply chain. Their operations focus on facilitating efficient trade and logistics solutions for various industries. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 10, 2023 |  |
| TwoWhy | TwoWhy is a digital platform that operates a marketplace for construction materials to facilitate interior designers and agencies. |  | Seed | Aug 12, 2022 |  |
| UPPTHERA | UPPTHERA is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in drug development using targeted protein degradation technology. | $21.9M | Series B | May 18, 2022 |  |
| Eflow | Eflow is a hydraulic equipment manufacturing company that offers smart mobility, filter technology, and hydrogen mobility technology. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 01, 2022 |  |
| VEStellaLab | WatchMile: An original solution overcoming limitations of a conventional navigation, which recommends an optimal place to park and navigates you there. We have core technologies as follow: Converting technique with CAD file to lighter version of digital map, vision AI recognition technique, precise positioning and adequate route calculationalgorithm.All you need to do is ‘Parking straight’. Guiding you in car park which is your first and final location. WatchMile automatically shows parking status as you enter a car park, which provides you availability in secs. Indoor navigation recommends an optimal zone and navigates you there, which can simplify parking, resolve congestion in car park, and improve parking experiences.#SmartCity #SmartInfra #AutonomousVehicle |  | Series A | Apr 12, 2022 |  |
| Vegestar | Vegestar is a domestic fresh-cut company that provides purchase, process, and manufacturing solutions for the food and agriculture industry. | $5.4M | Series A | Jan 31, 2022 |  |
| Wayne Hills Bryant AI | Wayne Hills Bryant A.I. is a pioneering AI SaaS platform that transforms text and voice data into digital video content. Our technology uses machine learning and natural language processing to create cohesive narratives, significantly reducing content creation time and costs. Since our establishment, we've earned prestigious awards anddeveloped a portfolio of 33 patents. We're also expanding our offerings with innovative products like our Text-To -Video(TTV) solution. With successful Series A funding and an ongoing Series B round, we're shaping the future of video storytelling content generation. | $1.5M | Series A | Aug 23, 2021 |  |
| ioCrops | IoCrops is a greenhouse horticulture company based on high technology. They operate glasshouses with AI technologies and automation, overcoming space and time restrictions. The company's goal is to expand IoCrops’ glasshouses so they don’t require any human intervention. | $1.6M | Seed | Jun 22, 2021 |  |
| ZENA Care | ZENA Care is an AI video signal processing and recognition system that simplifies user identification through non-face-to-face biometrics. |  | Seed | May 14, 2021 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Albatross Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albatross-investment-1a41) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IMM Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imm-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SBI Investment Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-korea) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AI Angel Club](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ai-angel-club) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BNK Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnk-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BNK Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnk-venture-capital-c3fd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [SVG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/svg-ventures) — VC Fund
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund
- [Omnivore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omnivore-partners) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

### Similar country
- [Strong Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/strong-ventures) — VC Fund
- [Korea Credit Guarantee Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-credit-guarantee-fund) — VC Fund
- [Kakao Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kakao-ventures) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [Manufacturing Investors in South Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/manufacturing-investors-south-korea)
- [Manufacturing VC Funds in South Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/manufacturing-vc-funds-south-korea)
- [Climate Investors in South Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/climate-investors-south-korea)
- [Climate VC Funds in South Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/climate-vc-funds-south-korea)
- [Agriculture (agtech) Investors in South Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/agriculture-agtech-investors-south-korea)
- [Agriculture (agtech) VC Funds in South Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/agriculture-agtech-vc-funds-south-korea)

## FAQ

### What does In Light Ventures invest in?

In Light Ventures invests primarily in Manufacturing, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is In Light Ventures's check size?

In Light Ventures typically joins rounds of $743k–$1.6M at Seed and $1k–$5.4M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds In Light Ventures participates in.

### When did In Light Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for In Light Ventures closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 19 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co