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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024
Schedule of stock-based compensation expense recognized for employees and non-employees | ​
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​ | ​ | Three Months Ended | ​ | Nine Months Ended | ​
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | September 30, | ​
By Expense Category: |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 | ​
Cost of revenue | ​ | $ | 45 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 166 | ​ | $ | — | ​
Research and development | ​ | ​ | 839 | ​ | ​ | 555 | ​ | ​ | 2,676 | ​ | ​ | 1,714 | ​
General and administrative | ​ |  | 3,997 | ​ |  | 1,932 | ​ |  | 10,935 | ​ |  | 5,824 | ​
Total stock-based compensation expense | ​ | $ | 4,881 | ​ | $ | 2,487 | ​ | $ | 13,777 | ​ | $ | 7,538 | ​
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Schedule of unamortized compensation expense and weighted average remaining recognition period | ​
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​ | ​ | As of September 30, 2024
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Remaining
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​ |  | Unamortized |  | Period
​ | ​ | Expense | ​ | (Years)
Stock options | ​ | $ | 9,789 |  | 1.6
Restricted and performance stock units | ​ | $ | 26,124 | ​ | 2.5
Schedule of assumptions used for estimating the fair value of stock options | ​
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​ | ​ | Nine Months Ended
​ | ​ | September 30,
​ |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Expected dividend yield | ​ | — | ​ | —
Risk-free interest rate |  | 3.98% |  | 3.46% - 4.62%
Expected volatility |  | 90% |  | 91% - 95%
Expected life (years) |  | 6.1 |  | 5.8 - 6.1
Schedule of stock option activity | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Average | ​ | Contractual | ​ | Aggregate
​ | ​ | Number of | ​ | Exercise | ​ | Term | ​ | Intrinsic
​ | ​ | Shares | ​ | Price | ​ | (in years) | ​ | Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023 |  | 9,573,937 | ​ | $ | 4.80 |  |  |  | ​ |
Granted |  | 7,500 | ​ | ​ | 12.86 |  |  |  | ​ |
Exercised |  | (351,653) | ​ | ​ | 4.78 |  |  |  | ​ |
Cancelled |  | (179,926) | ​ | ​ | 7.24 |  |  |  | ​ |
Outstanding as of September 30, 2024 |  | 9,049,858 | ​ | $ | 4.76 |  | 7.1 | ​ | $ | 47,835
Exercisable as of September 30, 2024 |  | 6,649,860 | ​ | $ | 4.48 |  | 6.8 | ​ | $ | 37,106
Vested and expected to vest as of September 30, 2024 |  | 8,772,869 | ​ | $ | 4.73 |  | 7.1 | ​ | $ | 46,661
Schedule of unvested RSU awards outstanding | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Average
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Grant-Date
​ | ​ | Number of | ​ | Fair Value
​ | ​ | RSUs | ​ | (per RSU)
Unvested as of December 31, 2023 |  | 1,657,978 | ​ | $ | 6.41
Granted |  | 2,146,517 | ​ |  | 12.57
Vested |  | (615,827) | ​ |  | 6.48
Forfeited |  | (94,047) | ​ |  | 7.52
Unvested as of September 30, 2024 |  | 3,094,621 | ​ | $ | 10.64
Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
Schedule of assumptions used for estimating the fair value of stock options | ​
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​ | ​ | Nine Months Ended
​ | ​ | September 30,
​ |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Expected dividend yield | ​ | — | ​ | —
Risk-free interest rate | ​ | 4.80% - 5.27% | ​ | 5.20% - 5.47%
Expected volatility | ​ | 62% - 72% | ​ | 60% - 64%
Expected life (years) | ​ | 0.50 | ​ | 0.50

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