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Equity Incentive Plans and Stock-Based Compensation Expense
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Equity Incentive Plan and Stock-Based Compensation Expense
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Equity incentive plans and stock-based compensation expense

2025 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company’s board of directors, or Board of Directors, and stockholders approved the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, or 2025 Plan, which became effective on January 29, 2025. The 2025 Plan replaced the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, or 2019 Plan, and upon its effectiveness, the Company ceased granting awards under the 2019 Plan. The 2025 Plan allows the Company to make equity-based and cash-based incentive awards to its officers, employees, directors and consultants. The Company initially reserved 5,300,000 shares of its common stock under the 2025 Plan plus those shares of common stock previously reserved but unissued under the 2019 Plan. Any outstanding awards granted under the 2019 Plan will remain subject to the terms of the 2019 Plan and applicable award agreements. The number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2025 Plan will increase automatically on January 1st each year from 2026 through 2035 by the number of shares equal to the lesser of 5% of the sum of (a) the total number of outstanding shares of all classes of the Company’s common stock plus (b) the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock subject to pre-funded warrants (if any) and (c) the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of preferred stock (if any), in each case as of the immediately preceding December 31st, or a number as may be determined by the Board of Directors or compensation committee thereof. Accordingly, the Company’s common stock reserved for future issuance under the 2025 Plan was increased by 2,683,332 shares on January 1, 2026.

As of June 30, 2026, there was an aggregate of 6,125,834 options outstanding under the 2019 Plan and 2025 Plan and 1,033,730 restricted stock units, or RSUs, outstanding under the 2025 Plan.

2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Board of Directors and stockholders approved the 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or 2025 ESPP, which became effective on January 30, 2025. The number of shares initially available for issuance pursuant to the 2025 ESPP was 450,000 shares. The purchase price of common stock purchased under the 2025 ESPP is equal to 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on (i) the first trading day of the applicable offering period or (ii) the last trading day of each purchase period in the applicable offering period. The aggregate number of shares reserved for sale under the 2025 ESPP will increase automatically on January 1st each year from 2026 through 2035 by the number of shares equal to 1% of the sum of (a) the total number of outstanding shares of all classes of the Company’s common stock plus (b) the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock subject to pre-funded warrants (if any) and (c) the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of preferred stock (if any), in each case outstanding as of the immediately preceding December 31st, provided that the Board of Directors or compensation committee may in its sole discretion reduce the amount of the increase in any particular calendar year. Accordingly, the number of shares reserved for future issuance under the 2025 ESPP was increased by 536,666 shares on January 1, 2026. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, 83,257 shares were issued under the 2025 ESPP and 53,716 shares were issued under the 2025 ESPP during the same periods in 2025.

Stock-based compensation expense

The following table summarizes the components of stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s condensed statements of operations and comprehensive loss during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Research and development

 

$

4,603

 

 

$

1,998

 

 

$

8,131

 

 

$

3,856

 

General and administrative

 

 

4,584

 

 

 

1,239

 

 

 

8,165

 

 

 

2,607

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

9,187

 

 

$

3,237

 

 

$

16,296

 

 

$

6,463

 

 

As of June 30, 2026, there was $55.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested options for which the cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.70 years. As of June 30, 2026, there was $1.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to the 2025 ESPP for which the cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.12 years.

Total stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 was $3.0 million and $5.2 million, respectively, and is included in the stock-based compensation expense table above. No stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs was recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. As of June 30, 2026, there was $27.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding RSUs that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.26 years.