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3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

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2022 Convertible Notes

From January through March 2022, the Company issued convertible notes (the “2022 Convertible Notes”) with an aggregate principal amount of $5.9 million, pursuant to a private placement offering. The 2022 Convertible Notes bore interest at 6% per annum and had a scheduled maturity date of 24 months from issuance, at which time the principal and accrued interest would be due and payable. The Company elected the fair value option for the 2022 Convertible Notes under ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments, with changes in fair value recorded in earnings each reporting period.

The 2022 Convertible Notes did not include any financial covenants and are subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of specified events of default. The 2022 Convertible Notes were subject to the following conversion features:

•In the event the Company completed a qualified financing, which is defined as the sale of preferred stock for gross proceeds of at least $10.0 million prior to the maturity date of the related notes, all principal and accrued interest will automatically convert into preferred stock.

•In the event the Company did not complete a qualified financing prior to the maturity date of the related notes, at the election of the note holder, all principal and accrued interest can be converted into common stock.

The conversion price with respect to an automatic conversion upon the occurrence of a qualified financing is equal to the lesser of i) 80% of the price per unit paid in cash by the other investors for preferred stock sold in a qualified financing, or ii) the “Cap Price”. The conversion price with respect to an elective conversion at the time of maturity is equal to the Cap Price.

In March 2022, the Company completed a qualified financing, and as a result the 2022 Convertible Notes were automatically converted into 124,313 shares of Series A-2.

November 2022 Convertible Notes

In November 2022, the Company issued convertible notes (the “November 2022 Convertible Notes”) with an aggregate principal amount of $4.4 million, pursuant to a private placement offering. The November 2022 Convertible Notes bore interest at 6% per annum and had a schedule maturing date of 12 months from issuance, at which time the principal and accrued interest would be due and payable. The Company elected the fair value option for the November 2022 Convertible Notes under ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments, with changes in fair value recorded in earnings each reporting period.

The November 2022 Convertible Notes did not include any financial covenants and are subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of specified events of default. The November 2022 Convertible Notes were subject to the following conversion features:

•In the event the Company completed a qualified financing, which is defined as the sale of preferred stock for gross proceeds of at least $10.0 million prior to the maturity date of the related notes, all principal and accrued interest will automatically convert into preferred stock.

•In the event the Company did not complete a qualified financing prior to the maturity date of the related notes, at the election of the note holder, all principal and accrued interest can be converted into common stock.

The conversion price with respect to an automatic conversion upon the occurrence of a qualified financing is equal to the lesser of i) the price per share in the Next Financing round, or ii) the Original Issue Price of the Company’s Series A-2 Preferred Stock, which is $47.67. The conversion price with respect to an elective conversion at the time of maturity is equal to the Cap Price.

The Company recognized losses equal to $0.1 million and $0.02 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, related to changes in fair value for the November 2022 Convertible Notes. The outstanding balance of convertible notes as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $4.4 million and $4.3 million, respectively.

Senior Secured Notes

In March 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of $2.0 million of senior secured notes to three investors, including one related party, with associated warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.0001, in lieu of future cash interest payments under the senior secured notes issued to such investors. The outstanding balance of senior secured notes as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $2.0 million and $0.0 million, respectively. In May 2023, the Company repaid the $2.0 million in senior secured notes.