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Nature of the Business
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Nature of the business

1. Nature of the business

Organization

Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) was founded in June 2014 and was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is a biotechnology company dedicated to restoring protein expression by harnessing the body's potential with RNA medicine.

Shelf Registration

In May 2022, the Company filed a universal Shelf Registration statement on Form S-3 (the “2022 Registration Statement”) with the SEC. The 2022 Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on May 31, 2022, and contains two prospectuses: a base prospectus, which covers the offering, issuance and sale by the Company of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $400.0 million of its common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, subscription rights to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities and/or units consisting of some or all of these securities; and a sales agreement prospectus covering the offering, issuance and sale by the Company of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $150.0 million of its common stock that may be issued and sold under a Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”).

In October 2024, the Company filed an automatic universal Shelf Registration statement on Form S-3 (the “2024 Registration Statement”) with the SEC. The 2024 Registration Statement contains two prospectuses: a base prospectus, which covers the offering, issuance and sale by the Company of its common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, subscription rights to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities and/or units consisting of some or all of these securities; and a sales agreement prospectus covering the offering, issuance and sale by the Company of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $150.0 million of its common stock that may be issued and sold under the Sales Agreement. The specific terms of any securities to be offered pursuant to the base prospectus will be specified in a prospectus supplement to the base prospectus. The Company intends to use the 2024 Registration Statement for any future issuances and sales of common stock.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had issued approximately 7.0 million shares of common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement for net proceeds of $61.0 million, pursuant to the 2022 Registration statement. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had not issued or sold any shares pursuant to the 2024 Registration Statement. The Company may terminate this at-the-market program at any time, pursuant to its terms.

On April 2, 2024, the Company completed an underwritten public offering, pursuant to the 2022 Registration Statement, of its common stock and issued and sold 5,555,557 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $13.50 per share and issued pre-funded warrants to purchase 3,703,730 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $13.499 per share subject to an exercise price equal to $0.0001. The common stock and pre-funded warrants sold resulted in net proceeds of $119.9 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering costs.

Uncertainties

The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties common to early-stage companies in the biotechnology industry including, but not limited to, development by competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations and ability to secure additional capital to fund operations. Product candidates currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval prior to commercialization. These efforts require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel and infrastructure and extensive compliance-reporting capabilities. Even if the Company’s product development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize significant revenue from product sales.

Liquidity

The Company expects that its operating losses and negative cash flows will continue for the foreseeable future. As of the issuance date of these unaudited consolidated financial statements, the Company expects that its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through at least twelve months from the issuance date of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.