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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

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 (MM/DD/YYYY)

2/14/2011
(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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   2/14/2011     C    2567251   (1) A   (2) (3) 2567251   (1) I   See footnote   (4)
Common Stock   2/14/2011     P    186667   A $15.00   2753918   I   See footnote   (4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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) 2/14/2011     C         1027397      (2)   (2) Common Stock   1027397   (2) $0   0   I   By fund   (4)
Series C Preferred Stock     (2) 2/14/2011     C         456204      (2)   (2) Common Stock   456204   (2) $0   0   I   By fund   (4)
Series D Preferred Stock     (2) 2/14/2011     C         639206      (2)   (2) Common Stock   639206   (2) $0   0   I   By fund   (4)
Series D-1 Preferred Stock     (3) 2/14/2011     C         233645      (3)   (3) Common Stock   444444   (3) $0   0   I   By fund   (4)
Warrants (right to buy)   $5.48   (5) 2/14/2011     C         28786    1/18/2008   1/18/2018   Series C Preferred Stock   28786   (5) $0   0   I   See footnote   (4)
Warrants (right to buy)   $5.48   2/14/2011     C      28786       1/18/2008   1/18/2018   Common Stock   28786   $0   28786   I   See footnote   (4)

Explanation of Responses:
( 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.

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 2/16/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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