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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of shares of common stock reserved for future issuance

As of March 31, 2020, the Company had reserved a total of 17,201,657 of its authorized shares of common stock for future issuance as follows:

	Shares Reserved for Future Issuance
Outstanding stock options	4,310,566
Possible future issuance under 2014 Equity Incentive Plan	6,371,081
Outstanding restricted stock units	5,707,046
Available for future issuance under 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan	812,964
Total shares of common stock reserved for future issuance	17,201,657

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