v3.26.1
Short-term Investments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Summary of Investments
The following is a summary of available-for-sale securities as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
 As of March 31, 2026
 Contractual
Maturity (in years)
CostGross Unrealized
Gains
Gross Unrealized
Losses
Fair Market Value
Mutual funds---$7,120,324 $— $(251,848)$6,868,476 
U.S. treasury securities
Less than 1
1,986,267 — (47)1,986,220 
Certificates of deposit
Less than 1
2,000,000 7,314 — 2,007,314 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities*927,983 — (380,386)547,597 
$12,034,574 $7,314 $(632,281)$11,409,607 
 As of December 31, 2025
Contractual
Maturity (in years)
CostGross Unrealized
Gains
Gross Unrealized
Losses
Fair Market Value
Mutual funds---$10,771,176 $— $(330,925)$10,440,251 
Certificates of deposit
Less than 1
2,981,626 7,796 (261)2,989,161 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities*1,198,722 — (388,989)809,733 
$14,951,524 $7,796 $(720,175)$14,239,145 
*No single maturity date.
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis, determined using the following inputs as of March 31, 2026:

Fair Value Measurements at
 March 31, 2026
 TotalQuoted Prices
in Active Markets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets:
Short-term investments
     Mutual funds$6,868,476 $6,868,476 $— $— 
     U.S. treasury securities1,986,220 1,986,220 — — 
     Certificates of deposit2,007,314 — 2,007,314 — 
     U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities547,597 — 547,597 — 
Total short-term investments11,409,607 8,854,696 2,554,911 — 
Liabilities:
Common stock warrant liabilities24,929,459 $— $— 24,929,459 
Total liabilities$24,929,459 $— $— $24,929,459 

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis, determined using the following inputs as of December 31, 2025:
Fair Value Measurements at
 December 31, 2025
 TotalQuoted Prices
in Active Markets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets:
Short-term investments
     Mutual funds$10,440,251 $10,440,251 $— $— 
     Certificates of deposit2,989,161 — 2,989,161 — 
     U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities809,733 — 809,733 — 
Total short-term investments14,239,145 10,440,251 3,798,894 — 
Investment in affiliated entity2,103,688 2,103,688 — — 
Total assets measured at fair value$16,342,833 $12,543,939 $3,798,894 $— 
Liabilities:
Common stock warrant liabilities29,067,162 — — 29,067,162 
Total liabilities$29,067,162 $— $— $29,067,162 
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation
The following table presents the changes in the Company's Level 3 assets for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
Level 3 Assets
Balance at December 31, 2025$— 
Transfer from Level 1 to Level 32,103,688
Decrease in fair value recorded as a loss on investment in affiliated entity(2,103,688)
Balance at March 31, 2026$— 
The following table presents the change in fair value of the Company’s total Level 3 financial liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
Common Stock Warrant Liabilities
Balance at December 31, 2025$29,067,162 
Expiration of 2025 Series A common stock warrants issued in July 2025(3,294,975)
Decrease in fair value of 2025 Series B common stock warrants issued in July 2025(180,130)
Decrease in fair value of common stock warrants issued in December 2024(662,598)
Balance at March 31, 2026$24,929,459 
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques
The following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of the warrant liability of the July 2025 Series B warrants:

December 31, 2025March 31, 2026
Risk-free interest rate3.7%3.8%
Expected volatility88%89%
Expected life in years4.54.3
Dividend yield
The following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of the warrant liability of the December 2024 warrants:

December 31, 2025March 31, 2026
Risk-free interest rate3.6%3.8%
Expected volatility91%89%
Expected life in years44
Dividend yield

The following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of the warrant liability of the July 2025 Series A warrants on December 31, 2025, which expired on March 31, 2026:

December 31, 2025
Risk-free interest rate3.7%
Expected volatility127%
Expected life in years0.08
Dividend yield