California-based Kiverdi is a green tech and sustainability company focused on carbon transformation – breaking down CO2 and other carbon materials and reforming them into more environmentally-friendly products. The company's technology is inspired by NASA's use of single-cell organisms to convert carbon dioxide into food for astronauts. Among Kiverdi's commercial solutions is Air Protein, a system that combines CO2, oxygen, and nitrogen pulled from the air with water and minerals to create a protein that can be used to create meat substitutes.