Description of Business	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of Business	1. Description of Business Description of the Business Nkarta, Inc. ("Nkarta" or the "Company") was incorporated in the State of Delaware in July 2015. The Company is a biopharmaceutical company developing engineered natural killer ("NK") cell therapies to treat autoimmune diseases. The Company is focused on leveraging the natural potent power of NK cells to identify and kill abnormal cells and recruit adaptive immune effectors to generate responses that are specific and durable. Nkarta is combining its NK-cell expansion platform technology with proprietary cell engineering technologies to generate an abundant supply of NK cells, engineer enhanced NK-cell recognition of therapeutic targets, and improve persistence for sustained activity in the body. Nkarta’s goal is to develop off-the-shelf NK-cell therapy product candidates to improve outcomes for patients. The Company’s operations are based in South San Francisco, California, and it operates in one segment. Liquidity and Management Plans The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. Since inception, the Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to organizing and staffing, business planning, raising capital, conducting preclinical studies and initiating clinical studies, and has not realized revenues from its planned principal operations. In addition, the Company has a limited operating history, has incurred operating losses since inception and expects that it will continue to incur net losses into the foreseeable future as it continues its research and development activities. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $544.2 million and cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term and long-term investments of $380.5 million. Management plans to continue to incur substantial costs to conduct research and development activities for which additional capital will be needed. The Company intends to raise such capital through debt or equity financings or other arrangements to fund operations. Management believes that the Company’s current cash, cash equivalents, and investments will provide sufficient funds to enable the Company to meet its obligations for at least twelve months from the filing date of this report.

Description of Business

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

1. Description of Business

Description of the Business

Nkarta, Inc. ("Nkarta" or the "Company") was incorporated in the State of Delaware in July 2015. The Company is a biopharmaceutical company developing engineered natural killer ("NK") cell therapies to treat autoimmune diseases. The Company is focused on leveraging the natural potent power of NK cells to identify and kill abnormal cells and recruit adaptive immune effectors to generate responses that are specific and durable. Nkarta is combining its NK-cell expansion platform technology with proprietary cell engineering technologies to generate an abundant supply of NK cells, engineer enhanced NK-cell recognition of therapeutic targets, and improve persistence for sustained activity in the body. Nkarta’s goal is to develop off-the-shelf NK-cell therapy product candidates to improve outcomes for patients. The Company’s operations are based in South San Francisco, California, and it operates in one segment.

Liquidity and Management Plans

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. Since inception, the Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to organizing and staffing, business planning, raising capital, conducting preclinical studies and initiating clinical studies, and has not realized revenues from its planned principal operations. In addition, the Company has a limited operating history, has incurred operating losses since inception and expects that it will continue to incur net losses into the foreseeable future as it continues its research and development activities. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $544.2 million and cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term and long-term investments of $380.5 million.

Management plans to continue to incur substantial costs to conduct research and development activities for which additional capital will be needed. The Company intends to raise such capital through debt or equity financings or other arrangements to fund operations. Management believes that the Company’s current cash, cash equivalents, and investments will provide sufficient funds to enable the Company to meet its obligations for at least twelve months from the filing date of this report.