Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Weiss Shai
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Gevo, Inc. [GEVO]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O VGF ADVISERS (US) LLC, 27 SOUTH PARK STREET, SUITE 200
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/14/2011
(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/14/2011   C   2,567,251 (1) A (2) (3) 2,567,251 (1) I See footnote (4)
Common Stock 02/14/2011   P   186,667 A $ 15 2,753,918 I See footnote (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series B Preferred Stock (2) 02/14/2011   C     1,027,397   (2)   (2) Common Stock 1,027,397 (2) $ 0 0 I By fund (4)
Series C Preferred Stock (2) 02/14/2011   C     456,204   (2)   (2) Common Stock 456,204 (2) $ 0 0 I By fund (4)
Series D Preferred Stock (2) 02/14/2011   C     639,206   (2)   (2) Common Stock 639,206 (2) $ 0 0 I By fund (4)
Series D-1 Preferred Stock (3) 02/14/2011   C     233,645   (3)   (3) Common Stock 444,444 (3) $ 0 0 I By fund (4)
Warrants (right to buy) $ 5.48 (5) 02/14/2011   C     28,786 01/18/2008 01/18/2018 Series C Preferred Stock 28,786 (5) $ 0 0 I See footnote (4)
Warrants (right to buy) $ 5.48 02/14/2011   C   28,786   01/18/2008 01/18/2018 Common Stock 28,786 $ 0 28,786 I See footnote (4)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Weiss Shai
C/O VGF ADVISERS (US) LLC
27 SOUTH PARK STREET, SUITE 200
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107
  X   X    

Signatures

 /s/ Michael Odai, by Power of Attorney   02/16/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents the aggregate number of shares of common stock held by the reporting person following conversion of the shares of preferred stock previously held by the reporting person and reflected in Table II of this Form 4.
(2) Upon completion of the Issuer's initial public offering of common stock, all shares of preferred stock held by the reporting person, other than shares of Series D-1 Preferred Stock, were automatically converted into shares of the Issuer's common stock on a one-for-one basis and had no expiration date.
(3) Upon completion of the Issuer's initial public offering and in accordance with the terms of the Issuer's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 4, 2010, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-168792), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2010, the Series D-1 Preferred Stock was automatically converted into shares of the Issuer's common stock at a ratio of 1:1.90222 and had no expiration date.
(4) The securities are owned directly by Virgin Green Fund I, L.P. (the "Fund"). VGF Partners I, L.P. is the general partner (the "Direct General Partner") of the Fund and may be deemed to have the sole voting and dispositive power over the securities held by the Fund. VGF I Limited is the general partner of the Direct General Partner (the "Ultimate General Partner") and may be deemed to have the sole voting and dispositive power over the securities held by the Fund. Mr. Weiss is a director of the Ultimate General Partner and may be deemed to share in the voting and dispositive power over the securities held by the Fund. Mr. Weiss disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Fund except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
(5) Upon completion of the Issuer's initial public offering, this warrant to purchase shares of Series C Preferred Stock automatically converted into a warrant to purchase an equal number of shares of the Issuer's common stock.
 
Remarks:
Shai Weiss, Anup Jacob, Mark Poole, Niall Ritchie and Stephen Murphy are the directors of VGF I Limited, which serves as the general partner to VGF Partners I, L.P., which serves as the general partner to Virgin Green Fund I, L.P. Each such person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities (except to the extent of such reporting person's pecuniary interest in such securities) other than any securities being reported herein as being directly owned by such person. This report is one of two reports, each on a separate Form 4, but relating to the same transaction being filed by VGF I Limited and its directors, VGF Partners I, L.P. and Virgin Green Fund I, L.P.

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