Marketable Securities and Fair Value Measurements
Marketable Securities
The Company accounts for its investment securities available for sale using the fair value election pursuant to ASC 825, where changes in fair value are recorded in Other, net non-operating expense (income) on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company’s investments in cash equivalents and marketable securities at December 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
December 31, 2025
(in thousands)Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair Value
Cash equivalents: 
Money Market Fund$27,230 $— $— $27,230 
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair Value
Cash equivalents: 
U.S. Treasury Bills$38,657 $$— $38,662 
The contractual maturities of the Company's investments in cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
December 31, 2025 (in thousands)
Due in One Year or lessDue After One Year through Five YearsDue After Five YearsTotal
Cash equivalents:
Money Market Fund$27,230 $— $— $27,230 

December 31, 2024 (in thousands)
Due in One Year or lessDue After One Year through Five YearsDue After Five YearsTotal
Cash equivalents:
U.S. Treasury Bills$38,662 $— $— $38,662 

The Company recorded a net unrealized loss of $6 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025.
Accrued interest receivable on cash equivalents and marketable securities was $53 and $37, respectively, at December 31, 2025 and 2024, and is included within other receivables in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Fair Value Measurements
The following tables present the carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
December 31, 2025
(in thousands)Total Level 1Level 2Level 3
Financial assets: 
Cash equivalents$27,230 $— $27,230 $— 
Financial liabilities:
Derivative warrant liabilities$264 $— $264 $— 
Conversion option derivative liabilities12,591 — — 12,591 
There were no transfers between levels for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Financial assets:
Cash equivalents$38,662 $— $38,662 $— 
Financial liabilities:
Derivative warrant liabilities$17 $— $17 $— 
Conversion option derivative liabilities385 — — 385 
The carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of the short maturity and high liquidity of these instruments.
The Company measures its investments (including cash equivalents, marketable securities, and non-current investments) at fair value on a recurring basis and classifies those instruments within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Investment securities, including U.S. Treasury Bills purchased in the secondary market and U.S. Treasury bonds, are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date, and fair value is determined using models or other valuation methodologies.
The Company measures its private derivative warrants on a recurring basis and classifies those instruments within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because the valuation is based on the observable input of a similar instrument. The Company measures its convertible note warrant derivative liability, optional redemption derivative liability and conversion option derivative liability on a recurring basis and classifies those instruments within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because unobservable inputs are used to measure fair value. See Note 2 for a summary of the Company’s policies relating to fair value measurements, and Note 11 for more detail on the convertible note warrant, optional redemption, and conversion option derivative liabilities.
The following table presents information about the Company’s financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2025:
(in thousands)Conversion Option Derivative Liability
Balance at January 1, 2024$3,082 
Change in fair value included in other expense(2,697)
Balance at December 31, 2024$385 
Change in fair value included in other expense12,206 
Balance at December 31, 202512,591 
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the conversion option derivative was valued using a Binomial Lattice, which is considered to be a Level 3 fair value measurement. A summary of the level 3 fair value measurements inputs used in the valuations is as follows:
December 31, 2025
Conversion Option Derivative Liability
Unit price$3.56
Term (in years)1.61
Volatility114.00 %
Risk-free rate3.45 %
Dividend yield— 
Cost of equity— 
December 31, 2024
Conversion Option Derivative Liability
Unit price$0.31
Term (in years)2.60
Volatility112.80 %
Risk-free rate4.20 %
Dividend yield— 
Cost of equity— 
Uncertainty of Fair Value Measurement from Use of Significant Unobservable Inputs
The inputs to estimate the fair value of the Company’s derivative warrant, convertible note warrant, and conversion option derivative liabilities were the market price of the Company’s common stock, their remaining expected term, the volatility of the Company’s common stock price and the risk-free interest rate over the expected term. Significant changes in any of those inputs in isolation can result in a significant change in the fair value measurement.
Generally, an increase in the market price of the Company’s shares of common stock, an increase in the volatility of the Company’s shares of common stock, and an increase in the remaining term of the derivative liabilities would each result in a directionally similar change in the estimated fair value of the Company’s derivative liabilities. Such changes would increase the associated liability while decreases in these assumptions would decrease the associated liability. An increase in the risk-free interest rate would result in a decrease in the estimated fair value measurement and thus a decrease in the associated liability. The Company has not, and does not plan to, declare dividends on its common stock and, as such, there is no change in the estimated fair value of the derivative warrant liabilities due to the dividend assumption.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 12, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 26, 2025
2023Mar 28, 2024
2022Mar 16, 2023
2021Mar 11, 2022
2020Mar 30, 2021

About Fair Value Disclosures

Fair value disclosures classify all assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a three-level hierarchy: Level 1 (quoted market prices), Level 2 (observable inputs like yield curves), and Level 3 (unobservable inputs requiring management estimates). The proportion of Level 3 assets directly reflects how much of the balance sheet depends on internal models rather than market evidence.

Key signals: a growing Level 3 balance relative to total fair-value assets increases valuation uncertainty and earnings volatility risk. Watch for transfers between levels — assets moving from Level 2 to Level 3 often signal deteriorating market liquidity. Unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 positions flow through earnings or other comprehensive income, so large swings deserve scrutiny. For financial institutions, examine the sensitivity disclosures that show how Level 3 valuations change under alternative assumptions. Compare the fair value of debt against its carrying amount to gauge hidden leverage.