A month after Sutro closed an $85.4m series E round, the cancer drug developer, based on research at Stanford, has filed for a $75m initial public offering.

Lyft has hired an initial public offering advisor with plans to list as early as March next year, in a bid to beat its rival Uber to the punch.

A month after Sutro closed an $85.4m series E round backed by Merck & Co, Celgene, Amgen and Eli Lilly, the cancer drug developer has filed for a $75m initial public offering.

Epigenomics services provider Epinomics, co-founded by Stanford University faculty and alumni, has been bought by 10x Genomics in a transaction which enables StartX to exit.

Tapzo has been acquired by Amazon Pay India for a reported $30m to $40m, providing an exit to investors including American Express.

Alphabet and Salesforce-backed SurveyMonkey, which most recently disclosed a valuation of $2bn in 2014, is targeting a $100m initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

Xiaomi owns nearly a fifth of Viomi Technology, a smart home appliances producer that is seeking a flotation in the US four years after being incorporated.

58.com could exit when Tubatu, a marketplace for home renovation contractors, lists on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Aptus-backed Alzheon hopes to raise $40.3m in proceeds, less than half as much as it had targeted earlier this year before withdrawing plans in May.