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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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Stock-based compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 14, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Nov. 30, 2020
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common shares reserved for future issuance (in shares)		16,965,849
Period over which shares reserved for future issuance will increase		10 years
Additional shares reserved for issuance, percentage		5.00%
Expiration period		10 years
Options granted (in shares)		1,500,081	4,369,866
Weighted average grant date fair value, stock options granted (in usd per share)		$ 4.11	$ 2.05	$ 0.35
Unrecognized compensation cost, options		$ 9,700,000
Fair value of stock options vested		$ 3,800,000	$ 1,700,000	$ 1,000,000
Warrants, exercise price (in usd per share)		$ 7.91
Warrants outstanding (in shares)		17,916,609
Total stock-based compensation		$ 9,164,000	1,739,000	2,989,000
Cost of revenue
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation		379,000	41,000	49,000
Research and development
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation		3,141,000	297,000	1,464,000
General and administrative
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation		2,615,000	1,164,000	1,346,000
Sales and marketing
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation		$ 3,029,000	$ 237,000	$ 130,000
Minimum
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		1 year
Maximum
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		4 years
Options
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		36 months
Expected dividend yield		0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Unrecognized compensation cost, period for recognition		1 year 1 month 17 days
Modification incremental cost		$ 400,000
Options \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		25.00%
Options \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		2.0834%
RSUs
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost, period for recognition		2 years 7 months 17 days
Granted (in usd per share)		$ 5.72
Fair value of awards vested		$ 0
Unrecognized compensation cost, excluding options		41,600,000
Total stock-based compensation		$ 4,800,000	$ 0	$ 0
RSUs, Business Combination and certain executives \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		50.00%
RSUs, Business Combination and certain executives \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		25.00%
RSUs, certain executives \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		50.00%
RSUs, certain executives \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		50.00%
RSUs, new hires \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		25.00%
RSUs, new hires \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		6.25%
RSUs, Board of Directors
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		100.00%
2022 Plan
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (in shares)		1,500,081
2020 Plan
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (in shares)			4,369,866
Common stock warrants
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Warrants expired (in shares)	617,972
Warrants, exercise price (in usd per share)	$ 1.75
Warrants outstanding (in shares)		0
Preferred stock warrants
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Warrants, exercise price (in usd per share)					$ 2.16
Warrants outstanding (in shares)		3,247,637
Warrants, number of shares issuable (in shares)		2,889,282			3,247,637