Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

3. Fair value measurements

The Company’s financial assets are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are summarized as follows:


	September 30, 2023
	Fair Value	Fair Market
	Hierarchy	Value
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	Level 1		35,299
Investments:
Short-term marketable securities	Level 2		—
		$	35,299


	December 31, 2022
	Fair Value	Fair Market
	Hierarchy	Value
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	Level 1		30,649
Investments:
Short-term marketable securities	Level 2		31,143
		$	61,792

The carrying amounts reflected in the consolidated balance sheet for prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses, other liabilities, and term loan are shown at their historical values which approximate their fair values.

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was closed on March 10, 2023 by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. The FDIC then reopened SVB as Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. (SVBB). At September 30, 2023, SVBB holds the Company’s sweep account and one of the Company's deposit accounts. The Company continues to decrease the balances held by SVBB.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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