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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of shares of common stock reserved for future issuance

As of September 30, 2018, the Company had reserved a total of 12,431,835 of its authorized shares of common stock for future issuance as follows:

Outstanding stock options	4,097,480
Possible future issuance under 2014 Equity Incentive Plan	6,139,677
Outstanding restricted stock units	1,217,161
Available for future issuance under employee stock purchase plan	977,517
Total shares of common stock reserved for future issuance	12,431,835

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