Organization and Liquidity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

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Organization and Liquidity

Organization and Liquidity

Description of the Business

LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. (“LENZ” or the “Company”) is a commercial pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies to improve vision. On July 31, 2025, the United States (“U.S.”) Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved VIZZ™ (aceclidine ophthalmic solution) 1.44%, formerly known as LNZ100, the first and only FDA-approved aceclidine-based eye drop for the treatment of presbyopia in adults. The Company, formerly known as Graphite Bio, Inc. (“Graphite”), was incorporated in Ontario, Canada in June 2017 as Longbow Therapeutics Inc., and was reincorporated in the State of Delaware in October 2019. The Company has a wholly owned subsidiary, LENZ Therapeutics Operations, Inc. (“LENZ OpCo”), previously named Lenz Therapeutics, Inc., which became a corporation in Delaware on October 28, 2020 upon the filing of a Certificate of Conversion to convert Presbyopia Therapies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formed in September 2013), to a Delaware corporation.

Reverse Merger Transaction

On March 21, 2024, Graphite and LENZ OpCo completed a merger transaction in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) dated November 14, 2023, pursuant to which, among other matters, Generate Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Graphite, merged with and into LENZ OpCo, with LENZ OpCo surviving the merger as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Graphite (the “Merger”). In connection with the Merger, Graphite changed its name to “LENZ Therapeutics, Inc.” The Merger was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, with LENZ OpCo being treated as the acquirer for accounting purposes. See discussions of the transactions in connection with the Merger in Note 3.

Liquidity

As of September 30, 2025, the Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to product development and pre-commercial activities and has not realized product revenue from its planned principal operations. The Company has a limited operating history, and the sales and income potential of the Company’s business and market are unproven. The Company has experienced net losses since its inception and, as of September 30, 2025, had an accumulated deficit of $191.2 million. The Company expects to incur additional losses as it hires additional personnel, protects its intellectual property, and grows its business through the commercialization of VIZZ. The Company may need to raise additional capital to support its continuing operations and pursue its long-term business plan, including the continued development and commercialization of its product. Such activities are subject to significant risks and uncertainties.

As of September 30, 2025, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $202.2 million, which is available to fund future operations. The Company believes that its existing cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of September 30, 2025 will be sufficient to support operations for at least the next 12 months from the issuance date of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

In October 2025, the Company sold an aggregate of 2,698,134 shares of common stock at a weighted-average price of $45.79 under the Sales Agreement (as defined in Note 7), utilizing the remaining capacity under the Sales Agreement.