UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 12, 2021
INHIBRX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-39452
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82-4257312
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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11025 N. Torrey Pines Road, Suite 200
La Jolla, CA 92037
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 795-4220
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On March 12, 2021, Inhibrx, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
The Company has updated its corporate slide presentation, available on the “Investors” tab of its website at www.inhibrx.com, which it intends from time to time to present and/or distribute to the investment community at various industry and other conferences to provide updates and summaries of its business. A copy of the updated presentation is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2. The Company undertakes no obligation to update, supplement or amend the materials attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
The information in Item 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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99.2
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: March 12, 2021
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INHIBRX, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Kelly Deck
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Name:
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Kelly Deck
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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Inhibrx Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results and Announces Phase 1 Single Agent Dose Escalation Results for INBRX-105, a Novel Targeted 4-1BB Agonist
San Diego, CA, March 12, 2021 – Inhibrx, Inc. (Nasdaq: INBX), a biotechnology company with four clinical programs in development, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2020, and announced results from the single agent dose escalation of the Phase 1 study of INBRX-105.
Mark Lappe, Inhibrx’s CEO commented, “2020 was a transformative year for Inhibrx. We made substantive advances in our four clinical programs across oncology and orphan disease, continued to progress our pre-clinical pipeline, and successfully completed an initial public offering.”
Phase 1 Dose Escalation Results for INBRX-105
INBRX-105 is a precisely engineered multi-specific therapeutic candidate based on our single domain antibody (sdAb) platform that is designed to agonize 4-1BB selectively in the presence of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1), a protein that is typically found in the tumor microenvironment and lymphoid tissues.
The study is a first-in-human, multicenter, open-label, non-randomized, Phase 1 trial in patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors. The trial is designed to determine the safety profile and identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended Phase 2 dose of INBRX-105 administered as a single agent or in combination with Keytruda® (pembrolizumab), a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) checkpoint inhibitor. Single agent dose escalation was completed with a total of 32 patients enrolled. We observed dose-limiting toxicities, which were consistent with immune related adverse events (for example, hepatitis, arthritis and myalgia/hyperthyroidism) at several dose levels and determined the 1 mg/kg dose level as the MTD of INBRX-105. Patients were not pre-screened for PD-L1 expression. Eight out of 18 evaluable patients (44%) receiving INBRX-105 at dose levels equal to or greater than 0.1 mg/kg achieved stable disease, with the greatest reduction in tumor volume observed to be 20% by RECISTv1.1. The longest duration on treatment with INBRX-105 was 41 weeks, or approximately nine and a half months. Notably, seven patients with stable disease tested positive for PD-L1 expression, with a minimum of 1% positivity as determined by immunohistochemistry (Range 1 to 95%), and the results of one patient are pending. Four of these eight patients were refractory to or progressed on prior PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors.
We expect to achieve the maximal therapeutic benefit of INBRX-105 in combination with PD-1 checkpoint blockade. In our preclinical studies we observed that acute exposure to PD-L1 dependent 4-1BB agonism was sufficient to derive maximal anti-tumor activity when co-dosed with another PD-1 blocking agent at a target saturating dose. As such, a dose escalation cohort of INBRX-105 in combination with Keytruda® is targeted to initiate enrollment during the second quarter of 2021 and we expect to announce initial data during the fourth quarter of 2021.
Financial Results
•Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $128.7 million as of December 31, 2020, compared to $11.5 million as of December 31, 2019. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $111.3 million as of February 28, 2021.
•R&D Expense. Research and development expense was $17.7 million during the fourth quarter of 2020, as compared to $12.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2019. Research and development expense was $73.5 million during the fiscal year 2020, as compared to $47.9 million during the fiscal year 2019. These increases were primarily due to an increase in contract manufacturing expense for scale-up activities performed by Inhibrx’s contract development and manufacturing organization partners for its INBRX-109 and INBRX-101 programs. Additionally, clinical research organization costs increased due to the progression of its Phase 1 trials.
•G&A Expense. General and administrative, or G&A, expense was $2.2 million during the fourth quarter of 2020, as compared to $1.7 million during the fourth quarter of 2019. G&A expense was $6.8 million during the fiscal year 2020, as compared to $6.3 million during the fiscal year 2019. These increases were primarily due to increases in Inhibrx’s personnel-related expenses due to increased headcount and increased rent expense under its amended building lease.
•Net Loss. Net loss was $17.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2020, or a net loss per share of $0.47, as compared to a net loss of $16.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2019, or a net loss per share of $0.90. Net loss was $76.1 million during the fiscal year 2020, or a net loss per share of $3.01, as compared to a net loss of $51.4 million during the fiscal year 2019, or a net loss per share of $2.83.
Inhibrx Corporate Presentation
Inhibrx has also updated its corporate presentation which is available on the “Investors” section of its website at www.inhibrx.com.
About the Inhibrx sdAb Platform
Inhibrx utilizes diverse methods of protein engineering in the construction of therapeutic candidates that can address the specific requirements of complex target and disease biology. A key tool for this effort is the Inhibrx proprietary sdAb platform, which enables the development of therapeutic candidates with attributes superior to other monoclonal antibody and fusion protein approaches. This platform allows the combination of multiple binding units in a single molecule, enabling the creation of therapeutic candidates with defined valency or multiple specificities that can achieve enhanced cell signaling or conditional activation. An additional benefit of this platform is that these optimized, multi-functional entities can be manufactured using the established processes that are commonly used to produce therapeutic proteins.
About Inhibrx, Inc.
Inhibrx is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing a broad pipeline of novel biologic therapeutic candidates in oncology and orphan diseases. Inhibrx utilizes diverse methods of protein engineering to address the specific requirements of complex target and disease biology, including its proprietary sdAb platform. Inhibrx has collaborations with bluebird bio, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Chiesi. For more information, please visit www.inhibrx.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Inhibrx cautions you that statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on Inhibrx’s current beliefs and expectations. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: future clinical development Inhibrx’s therapeutic candidates, including statements regarding expected therapeutic benefit, the timing of future clinical development and evaluations and judgments regarding Inhibrx’s therapeutic candidates. Actual results may differ from those set forth in this press release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in Inhibrx’s business, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties regarding: the initiation, timing, progress and results of its preclinical studies and clinical trials, and its research and development programs; its ability to advance therapeutic candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical trials; its interpretation of initial, interim or preliminary data from its clinical trials, including interpretations regarding disease control and disease response; the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals; the successful commercialization of its therapeutic candidates, if approved; the pricing, coverage and reimbursement of its therapeutic candidates, if approved; its ability to utilize its technology platform to generate and advance additional therapeutic candidates; the implementation of its business model and strategic plans for its business and therapeutic candidates; its ability to successfully manufacture therapeutic candidates for clinical trials and commercial use, if approved; its ability to contract with third-party suppliers and manufacturers and their ability to perform adequately; the scope of protection it is able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering its therapeutic candidates; its ability to enter into strategic partnerships and the potential benefits of these partnerships; its estimates regarding expenses, capital requirements and needs for additional financing and financial performance; its expectations regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business; and other risks described in Inhibrx’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including under the heading “Risk Factors” in Inhibrx’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2020, as filed with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and Inhibrx undertakes no obligation to update these statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, which is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Investor and Media Contact:
Amy Conrad
Juniper Point
amy@juniper-point.com
858-366-3243
Inhibrx, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
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2020
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2019
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2020
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2019
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Revenue:
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License fee revenue
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$
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2,776
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$
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267
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$
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12,808
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$
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9,093
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Grant revenue
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(4)
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80
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4,118
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Total revenue
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2,776
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263
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12,888
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13,211
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Operating expenses:
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Research and development
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17,668
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12,283
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73,495
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47,907
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General and administrative
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2,215
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1,673
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6,836
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6,257
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Abandoned offering costs
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2,761
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2,761
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Total operating expenses
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19,883
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16,717
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80,331
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56,925
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Loss from operations
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(17,107)
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(16,454)
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(67,443)
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(43,714)
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Total other income (expense)
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(539)
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149
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(8,191)
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(6,788)
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Provision for income taxes
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3
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3
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898
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Loss on equity method investment
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487
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Net loss
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(17,649)
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(16,305)
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$
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(76,124)
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$
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(51,400)
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Net loss per share, basic and diluted
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$
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(0.47)
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$
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(0.90)
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(3.01)
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$
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(2.83)
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Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted
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37,712
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18,154
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25,261
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18,154
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Inhibrx, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
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AS OF DECEMBER 31,
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2020
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2019
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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128,664
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$
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11,540
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Other current assets
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3,508
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4,021
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Non-current assets
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11,568
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10,928
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Total assets
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$
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143,740
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26,489
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Debt, current and non-current
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$
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29,244
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$
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3,563
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Other current liabilities
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31,399
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17,007
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Convertible notes
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—
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30,367
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Other non-current liabilities
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7,624
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9,614
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Total liabilities
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68,267
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60,551
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Convertible preferred stock
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—
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59,507
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Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
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75,473
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(93,569)
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Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
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$
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143,740
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$
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26,489
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