Ben Gust

Ben Gust is a Managing Partner at Virescent Ventures, Australia's leading climate-technology venture capital manager.

Ben co-founded Virescent Ventures in 2022, spinning out from the Australian government-backed Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), where Ben previously served as Executive Director of the Innovation Fund.

With extensive leadership experience in clean energy, biotechnology, and venture capital, Ben focuses on investing in ambitious founders and technologies that drive the transition to net zero emissions.

Virescent Ventures manages over $500 million across two funds, targeting hard-to-abate emissions in sectors such as clean energy generation and storage, industrial and transport decarbonization, smart cities, sustainable agriculture, and the circular economy.

Ben also holds Director positions at SILTRAX and JET Charge.

Currently, Ben is focused on deploying capital into innovative deep tech and business model innovations to achieve both significant emissions impact and strong commercial returns.

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