Kiverdi is a biotech company pioneering a novel approach to producing oils and protein with an advanced, NASA-inspired technology that uses microbes and carbon dioxide. The advantage of the Kiverdi approach is that production happens in hours, instead of months, with a process that uses 2,000x less water and is significantly simpler. Kiverdi’s innovation expands microbial production beyond yogurt, beer, cheese, and bread, to oils and protein. The Kiverdi technology was developed in collaboration with the Lawrence Berkeley Labs and with funding from US Department of Energy’s ARPA-E, US Department of Energy’s BETO, Iowa Economic Development Authority, and the California Energy Commission.