13.
Stock-Based Compensation

2016 Stock Incentive Plan

The Company’s 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2016 Plan”), provides for the Company to grant stock options and restricted stock awards to employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company. The 2016 Plan is administered by the Board or, at the discretion of the Board, by a committee of the Board. The exercise prices, vesting and other restrictions are determined at the discretion of the Board, or its committee if so delegated. The exercise prices, vesting conditions, and other terms of awards granted under the 2016 Plan are determined by the Board or its designated committee.

Following the Company’s IPO in January 2025 and the conversion of all outstanding shares of Class A, Class B, and Class C common stock into a single class of common stock, the Company grants equity classified stock options for the purchase of shares of the Company’s common stock. Stock options granted under the 2016 Plan with service-based vesting conditions typically vest over four years based on continuous service and expire after ten years. As of December 31, 2025, 4,768,461 shares of common stock were available for issuance under the 2016 Plan. Shares that are expired, terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised will be available for future grant under the 2016 Plan. The exercise price for stock options granted under the 2016 Plan may not be less than the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

2025 Equity Incentive Plan

On January 21, 2025, the Company’s board of directors adopted and the Company’s stockholders approved the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2025 Plan”), which became effective on the date immediately preceding the date on which the Company’s registration statement was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The 2025 Plan replaced the 2016 Plan, as the Company’s board of directors has determined to not make additional grants under the 2016 Plan following the closing of the IPO. However, the 2016 Plan will continue to govern outstanding equity awards granted under the 2016 Plan. The 2025 Plan allows the Company to grant incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards (“RSUs”), performance awards and other awards. The number of shares initially available for issuance under awards granted pursuant to the 2025 Plan is 12,016,744.

Stock Options

The following table presents, on a weighted-average basis, the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the grant-date fair value of stock options granted:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Fair value of common stock

 

$

14.38

 

 

$

13.08

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

4.25

%

 

 

4.09

%

Expected term (in years)

 

 

5.97

 

 

 

6.02

 

Expected volatility

 

 

100.01

%

 

 

86.80

%

Expected dividend yield

 

 

0

%

 

 

0

%

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-
Average

 

 

Average
Remaining

 

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

Number of
Options

 

 

Exercise
Price

 

 

Contractual
Term

 

 

Intrinsic
Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in years)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2024

 

 

5,667,555

 

 

$

6.98

 

 

 

7.6

 

 

$

22,929

 

Granted

 

 

1,731,539

 

 

$

17.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(745,685

)

 

$

6.38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited or cancelled

 

 

(184,977

)

 

$

10.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

(15,396

)

 

$

7.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2025

 

 

6,453,036

 

 

$

9.87

 

 

 

7.4

 

 

$

141,925

 

Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2025

 

 

6,453,036

 

 

$

9.87

 

 

 

7.4

 

 

$

141,925

 

Options exercisable at December 31, 2025

 

 

3,612,259

 

 

$

8.03

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

$

86,092

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the stock options and the fair value of the Company’s Class B common stock for those stock options that had exercise prices lower than the fair value of the Company’s Class B common stock. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were $12.1 million and not significant, respectively.

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock options granted during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $14.38 per share and $6.92 per share, respectively. The total fair value of shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $6.7 million and $3.1 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes the non-vested stock options that were outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-
Average

 

 

 

Number of
Options

 

 

Exercise
Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-vested options, December 31, 2025

 

 

2,840,777

 

 

$

12.21

 

Non-vested options, December 31, 2024

 

 

2,779,877

 

 

$

7.07

 

Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes RSU activity under the Company's incentive plans for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-
Average

 

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

Grant Date Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSUs outstanding, December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

$

 

Granted

 

 

1,083,312

 

 

$

14.96

 

Vested

 

 

(275,919

)

 

$

14.61

 

Cancelled

 

 

(53,508

)

 

$

14.49

 

RSUs outstanding, December 31, 2025

 

 

753,885

 

 

$

15.12

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation expense by type and financial statement line is included in the Company’s statements of operations and comprehensive loss as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Options

 

$

11,691

 

 

$

6,384

 

RSUs

 

 

4,693

 

 

 

 

 Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

16,384

 

 

$

6,384

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cost of sales

 

$

542

 

 

$

275

 

Research and development

 

 

3,205

 

 

 

1,144

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

4,625

 

 

 

1,661

 

General and administrative

 

 

8,012

 

 

 

3,304

 

 Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

16,384

 

 

$

6,384

 

 

As of December 31, 2025, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the unvested stock-based awards was $25.8 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.5 years. As of December 31, 2025, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the unvested RSUs was $10.7 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.3 years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) was approved by the Board in January 2025. The ESPP enables eligible employees to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock using their after-tax payroll deductions, subject to certain conditions. The ESPP is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code. Eligible employees may contribute, through payroll deductions, up to 15% of their earnings for the purchase of common stock under the ESPP. The purchase price of common stock under the ESPP is the lesser of: (a) 85% of the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the first date of an offering or (b) 85% of the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the last date of the offering, limited to the maximum number of shares that may be purchased on any single purchase date. Each offering under the ESPP has a six-month duration, beginning on January 1 and July 1 of each year, with purchases occurring on June 30 and December 31, respectively. The Company has not conducted any offerings under the ESPP as of December 31, 2025. The first offering under the ESPP commenced on January 1, 2026.

About Stock Compensation Disclosures

Stock-based compensation disclosures detail the equity awards granted to employees and executives — including stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs), and performance shares — along with the valuation methods and assumptions used to expense them. This section reveals the true cost of talent retention and the alignment between management incentives and shareholder interests.

Key signals: total unrecognized compensation expense and its expected recognition period signal future earnings headwinds from already-granted awards. For stock options, examine Black-Scholes assumptions — expected volatility, risk-free rate, and expected term — as understating any of these reduces reported compensation expense. Compare stock compensation expense as a percentage of revenue against peers to assess dilution cost. Watch vesting schedules for acceleration clauses tied to change-of-control events. Performance-based awards with undemanding targets may indicate weak governance. Add back stock compensation to operating cash flow to calculate a more conservative free cash flow figure.