Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of Reconciliation of 2024 Convertible Notes (Details) - 2024 Convertible Notes - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$ 728	$ 0	$ 0
Issuance	7,866	250
Change in fair value	596	(478)
Repayment	(739)
Ending Balance	7,259	728	7,259
Related Party Convertible Notes
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	0	0	0
Issuance	543	0
Change in fair value	18	0
Repayment	0
Ending Balance	525	0	525
Secured Convertible Notes
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	0	0	0
Issuance	4,346	0
Change in fair value	412	0
Repayment	0
Ending Balance	3,934	0	3,934
Unsecured Convertible Notes
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	728	0	0
Issuance	1,817	250
Change in fair value	149	(478)
Repayment	(739)
Ending Balance	1,657	728	1,657
Tranche Convertible Notes
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	0	0	0
Issuance	1,160	0
Change in fair value	17	0
Repayment	0
Ending Balance	$ 1,143	$ 0	$ 1,143

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of issuances of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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