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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) - $ / shares | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 6 years 4 months 6 days | 6 years 4 months 24 days |
Equity Option [Member] |  |  |
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of outstanding options | 14,841,613 | 13,169,616 | 11,330,903
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 6 years 4 months 6 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price | $ 6.97 | $ 6.61 | $ 5.74
Number of vested options | 9,937,362 |  |
Weighted average exercise price options vested | $ 4.78 |  |
Equity Option [Member] | Option Price 1 [Member] |  |  |
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices, lower range limit | 0.92 |  |
Range of exercise prices, upper range limit | $ 2.96 |  |
Number of outstanding options | 3,834,559 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 4 years 7 months 6 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price | $ 2.29 |  |
Number of vested options | 3,834,559 |  |
Weighted average exercise price options vested | $ 2.29 |  |
Equity Option [Member] | Option Price 2 [Member] |  |  |
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices, lower range limit | 3.15 |  |
Range of exercise prices, upper range limit | $ 4.80 |  |
Number of outstanding options | 2,022,500 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 4 years 9 months 25 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price | $ 3.28 |  |
Number of vested options | 2,017,500 |  |
Weighted average exercise price options vested | $ 3.28 |  |
Equity Option [Member] | Option Price 3 [Member] |  |  |
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices, lower range limit | 5.04 |  |
Range of exercise prices, upper range limit | $ 8.98 |  |
Number of outstanding options | 5,307,054 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 6 years 8 months 19 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price | $ 6.89 |  |
Number of vested options | 3,345,720 |  |
Weighted average exercise price options vested | $ 6.08 |  |
Equity Option [Member] | Option Price 4 [Member] |  |  |
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices, lower range limit | 9.20 |  |
Range of exercise prices, upper range limit | $ 13.01 |  |
Number of outstanding options | 2,118,000 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 8 years 10 months 13 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price | $ 10.68 |  |
Number of vested options | 312,083 |  |
Weighted average exercise price options vested | $ 11.94 |  |
Equity Option [Member] | Option Price 5 [Member] |  |  |
Offsetting Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices, lower range limit | 13.22 |  |
Range of exercise prices, upper range limit | $ 24.58 |  |
Number of outstanding options | 1,559,500 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 7 years 11 months 26 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price | $ 18.48 |  |
Number of vested options | 427,500 |  |
Weighted average exercise price options vested | $ 18.90 |  |

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