# Lighthouse Combined Investment

> Lighthouse Combined Investment is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and Information Technology. See 50 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 50
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 4%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lighthouse-combined-investment-co-ltd/
- Website: https://www.lhcinvest.com

Lighthouse Combined Investment is a venture capital company that invests in startups.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $421k–$3M |
| Series A | $2.7M–$9.3M |
| Series B | $1.1M–$27M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 5 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 10% |
| Sensor | 4 | 8% |
| Software | 4 | 8% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 8% |

67 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 20 | 40% |
| Seed | 13 | 26% |
| Series B | 8 | 16% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 8% |
| Series C | 2 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 36 | 72% |
| United States | 3 | 6% |
| Singapore | 1 | 2% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 2% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seadronix | Seadronix is a AI technology-based autonomous navigation solutions developed by PhD researchers. It saves cost and secures safety based on various learning data. | $10.4M | Series B | Mar 05, 2025 |  |
| H2 | H2 is a Korea-based advanced energy storage company specialized in vanadium redox flow battery which is an optimal solution especially for large-scale and long-duration energy storage. H2 has developed cutting-edge EnerFLOW series energy storage using its own vanadium redox flow batteries, which is commercially available at the moment. H2 isexpected to grow fast and big due to H2's unique design and manufacturing capabilities, and a promising market of large-scale energy storage. | $16M | Convertible Note | Jan 21, 2025 |  |
| BRUSH Theatre | BRUSH Theatre is a theatre for live performances. | $1.8M | Seed | Nov 14, 2024 |  |
| BTE | Beyond Technology Engineering is an energy company that provides carbon-neutral energy recycling solutions. | $4.8M |  | May 24, 2024 |  |
| BTE | Beyond Technology Engineering is an energy company that provides carbon-neutral energy recycling solutions. | $4.8M | Series B | May 24, 2024 |  |
| CTNS | CTNS develops and produces secondary battery packs. |  | Series A | Jan 15, 2024 |  |
| Lightyear | Lightyear is a pioneering automotive company dedicated to revolutionizing sustainable transportation through innovative solar technology. Founded in the Netherlands, Lightyear aims to create electric vehicles that harness solar energy to reduce reliance on traditional charging methods. Its flagship model, the Lightyear Zero, showcases this visionby integrating advanced solar panels directly into the vehicle's design, allowing it to generate energy from sunlight and significantly extend its driving range. With a commitment to sustainability, efficiency, and cutting-edge engineering, Lightyear is at the forefront of the transition to eco-friendly mobility, striving to make solar-powered driving a viable option for consumers worldwide. |  |  | Dec 21, 2023 |  |
| HOWBUILD | Howbuild is an architecture and construction company. | $1.1M | Series B | Aug 21, 2023 |  |
| Wave | Wave is a food tech company that offers robot-based kitchen operation services for the food service industry. | $3M | Series A | May 09, 2023 |  |
| Root Energy | Root Energy is a renewable energy investment platform that provides construction management and power brokerage services. | $3.5M | Series A | Mar 30, 2023 |  |

10 of 50 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lighthouse Combined Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lighthouse-combined-investment) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Aju IB Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aju-ib-investment) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [DSC Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dsc-investment) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [Korea Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Lighthouse Combined Investment invest in?

Lighthouse Combined Investment invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Information Technology and Sensor startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 50 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 Lighthouse Combined Investment's check size?

Lighthouse Combined Investment typically joins rounds of $421k–$3M at Seed, $2.7M–$9.3M at Series A and $1.1M–$27M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Lighthouse Combined Investment participates in.

### When did Lighthouse Combined Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lighthouse Combined Investment closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 50 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.

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