“We are big believers in the potential of advanced biofuels like butanol,” said Ganesh Kishore, managing director of Burrill & Company and CEO of MLSCF. Gevo has an exciting set of technologies and I look forward to Gevo’s success.”

Burrill & Company is a life sciences merchant bank focused exclusively on companies involved in biotechnology, industrial (biomaterials/bioprocess) and agricultural biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, health & wellness and human healthcare related medical technologies, with over $950 million under management. Burrill's technical and venture investing competence spans the entire spectrum of life sciences. In addition, Burrill is a leader in life science strategic partnering, an invaluable practice to build value in portfolio companies and to accelerate their growth and development. Burrill is also the sponsor and facilitator of a number of leading annual industry conferences and publishes the seminal annual report on the state of the biotechnology industry.

“I think Gevo’s got fantastic scientific founders, great technology and a lot of very strong intellectual property. I think with our support and the support of Richard Branson of Virgin, it’ll be pretty exciting.” - Samir Kaul, general partner at Khosla Ventures

Vinod Khosla, who was recently named the #1 Venture Capitalist by Forbes and Fortune, founded Khosla Ventures to offer venture assistance, strategic advice and capital to entrepreneurs. The firm helps entrepreneurs extend the potential of their ideas in both traditional venture areas like the Internet, computing, mobile, and silicon technology arenas, but also supports breakthrough scientific work in clean technology areas such as bio-refineries for energy and bioplastics, solar, battery and other environmentally friendly technologies.

Formed in late 2006, MLSCF is a life sciences venture fund specializing in investments in the areas of agriculture, industrial and healthcare biotechnology both within and outside of Malaysia. MLSCF expects to leverage global resources to facilitate the growth of Malaysia’s life sciences industry, and in the case of industrial biotechnology, is particularly interested in technologies that can utilize biomass, a major resource of Malaysia. The Fund is co-managed by Malaysian Technology Development Corporation Sdn Bhd (MTDC) and Burrill & Company.

Osage University Partners invests in start-ups that are commercializing breakthrough university technologies. Osage has long-term contractual relationships with top universities to invest in the financing rounds of advanced technology start-ups that originate at its partner universities, and these universities participate in Osage's profit. Osage invests broadly across all sectors of university commercialization, including life sciences, physical sciences, and information technology, with an emphasis on groundbreaking technologies that address very large market opportunities. Osage invests broadly across stage, from seed to late stage opportunities.

With operations in more than 130 countries, Total is one of the world's major oil and gas groups. Its 97,000 employees put their expertise to work in every part of the industry - exploration and production of oil and natural gas, refining and marketing, gas & power and trading. Total is working to keep the world supplied with energy, both today and tomorrow. The Group is also a first rank player in chemicals.

Total Energy Ventures' investments are designed to support development of companies with innovative technologies or business models in areas such as alternative & renewable energies, efficient use of energy & natural resources, wastes management, green house gases reduction, etc… that will help meet the challenges of energy transition. The investments primarily consist of acquiring minority interests in selected companies during capital increases.

Virgin Green Fund is a leading growth capital investor targeting companies in the renewable energy, energy efficiency and resource management sectors, primarily in the United States and Europe. Virgin Green Fund is a value-add investor that participates actively and collaboratively with its portfolio companies, bringing to bear the operational expertise and financial acumen of its investment team to foster growth, create value and enhance company performance. Virgin Green Fund has been launched with the backing of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and a strong network of additional limited partners, and operates out of offices in London and San Francisco. For more information, visit www.virgingreenfund.com.