Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

The Company’s financial instruments consist of money market funds and conversion right liability. The following tables show the Company’s cash equivalent's carrying value and fair value at December 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):


	As of December 31, 2022
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Quoted Priced in active markets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Money market funds	$	3,074	$	3,074	$	3,074	$	—	$	—
Total assets	$	3,074	$	3,074	$	3,074	$	—	$	—

	As of December 31, 2021
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Quoted Priced in active markets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Money market funds	$	12,793	$	12,793	$	12,793	$	—	$	—
Total assets	$	12,793	$	12,793	$	12,793	$	—	$	—

Cash equivalents – Cash equivalents of $3.1 million and $12.8 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, consisted of money market funds. Money market funds are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.

Conversion feature derivative liability – The fair value of the conversion feature derivative liability was derived through the Monte Carlo method and was based on significant inputs not observable in the market, which represents a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. The conversion right liability outstanding when the Preferred Stock Series Seed was issued in July 2019 was reclassified to additional paid-in capital.


	Conversion Right Liability (in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2021	$	717
Issuance of convertible rights		1,355
Changes in fair value		(436	)
Reclassification to additional paid-in capital		(1,636	)
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	—

Certain assets and liabilities are carried at fair value under GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

There have been no changes to the valuation methods utilized by the Company during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company evaluates transfers between levels at the end of each reporting period. There were no transfers of financial instruments between levels during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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