Ben Gust
Partner @ GBS Ventures
Melbourne, Australia
Ben Gust is a Series B investor at GBS Ventures in Melbourne focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. Ben Gust BSc, LLB, GDipAppFin, GAICD joined GBS in 2003 following several years in the legal industry practising as a Solicitor and managing international litigation. Ben is admitted to the Victorian Supreme Court as a Barrister and Solicitor, earned his Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Science degrees from Monash University in Melbourne and hasa GDip. in Applied Finance and Investment.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Ben Gust invests in
Stages Ben Gust invests in
Countries Ben Gust invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 3 (30%)
- Renewable Energy 3 (30%)
- Solar 2 (20%)
- Software 2 (20%)
- Agriculture 2 (20%)
Stage
- Series B 3 (30%)
- Seed 2 (20%)
- Series A 2 (20%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (10%)
- Series C 1 (10%)
Country
- Australia 7 (70%)
- United States 2 (20%)
- United Kingdom 1 (10%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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JET Charge
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JET Charge is the way in EV charging infrastructure in Australia. The company offers a range of EV products and services, including domestic and commercial charging installations. | $44.9M / Series C / Dec 19, 2024 | |
Sundrive Solar
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Sundrive Solar is a solar technology start-up. SunDrive is creating unique solutions to reduce the cost of high-efficiency solar cells, whilst enhancing their performance and sustainability by utilizing more abundant materials. | $13.2M / Series A / Oct 12, 2022 | |
Loam Bio
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Loam Bio is a developer of microbial carbon sequestration technology for soil carbon restoration. Crops can be inoculated with symbiotic microorganisms that live in a mutualistic relationship with crops and build organic carbon in the soil, allowing farmers to improve the host plant's fertility and disease resistance while also assisting thesoil around the plant's roots to store carbon more effectively, resulting in proper quality soil for future planting. Loam Bio was established in 2019 by Guy Hudson. | $30.1M / Series A / Oct 28, 2021 | |
Novalith Technologies
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Novalith Technologies is a climate technology company that uses carbon dioxide to simplify lithium chemicals production. Novalith's LiCALTM lithium extraction technology uses significantly less equipment, chemical reagents, water and energy than conventional processing, which reduces capital and production costs. The direct use andsequestration of CO2 in producing lithium chemicals also produces a much smaller emissions footprint than existing and alternative processes. | $1.9M / Seed / Oct 25, 2021 | |
Downforce Technologies
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Downforce Technologies is a pioneering leader in science-led, data-driven land management solutions focused on optimising soil health, soil organic carbon levels and biodiversity. With over 30% of the world's soil already degraded, urgent action is needed to address this pressing global challenge. Our platform offers a complete,high-resolution view of the land's carbon profile, enabling precise analysis and site-specific strategies for optimizing carbon levels. | $2.2M / Seed / Oct 01, 2021 | |
Wattwatchers
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Wattwatchers is a new open platform, low cost energy-saving network for homes and businesses. It combines a suite of Class 1, all-IP, metering, monitoring and control devices with co-developed software interfaces, cloud -service management tools and Energy Service offerings. Systems can be installed in a variety of configurations and operate inreal-time with or without Utility infrastructures. The Wattwatchers AUDITOR series of internet metering devices come in 3G and WiFi versions and can bridge easily to alternative IoT communications platforms e.g. LoRaWAN. | $3.9M / Series B / Sep 26, 2021 | |
Gridcog
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Gridcog develops software for modeling and simulating energy projects to support planning, design, and investment analysis across distributed and renewable energy systems. Its platform enables users to evaluate the technical and commercial performance of projects involving solar energy, battery storage, wind power, electric vehicle charging,hydrogen, and other flexible energy assets under different operating and market conditions. The software supports energy developers, utilities, consultants, property owners, and other organizations in assessing project feasibility, comparing design scenarios, and analyzing energy system performance. Gridcog also provides tools for modeling multi-site, multi-asset, and multi-region energy projects, helping users understand the interactions between energy resources, electricity markets, and grid constraints. The company focuses on delivering data-driven simulation capabilities that assist organizations in making informed decisions throughout the planning and development of energy infrastructure. | $404K / Pre-Seed / Dec 16, 2020 | |
Omni Tanker
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Omni Tanker is a manufacturer of tank container and road tanker equipment. | $1.8M / May 03, 2019 | |
Zen Ecosystems
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Zen Ecosystems help to reduce energy bills and take control of energy consumption through simple, connected, beautiful products ranging from an elegant smart thermostat for homes to the powerful Zen HQ platform for managing HVAC, lighting and other building systems. | $5M / Series B / May 31, 2018 | |
Ivantis
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Ivantis, Inc. is a company focused on developing an innovative treatment for Glaucoma. It is their goal to develop a less invasive, more effective option for the 60+ million people worldwide suffering from Primary Open Angle Glaucoma. As they successfully address this initial goal, it is then there intention to focus on innovative development forthe treatment of other debilitating diseases within ophthalmology. | $25M / Series B / Sep 23, 2014 |
Co-Investors
About GBS Ventures
Founded in 1996, GBS invests in young businesses developing and commercialising products which, when combined with the right management and finance, will make a significant difference to patients' lives and deliver financial returns for their investors. Their areas of particular interest and expertise include human healthcare, biotechnologyproduct development and life science start-ups. In particular, recent investments have included biological or small molecule therapeutics, medical devices and diagnostics.GBS invests in private or public companies whether at start-up or later stages of company development. Their investors include major Australian superannuation funds.
GBS Ventures Contacts
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Ben Gust
Partner
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Brigitte Smith
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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George Morstyn
Investment Committee Member
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John Mills
Investment Committee Member
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What does Ben Gust invest in?
Ben Gust invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Solar startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Ben Gust last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Ben Gust closed in Dec 2024. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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