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The surge in venture capital deals continues with 12 new ones to speak of this week alone. One of these involves Tapjoy, Inc, which is a San Francisco provider of publishing and monetization services for the social and mobile app space. The company raised $30 million in funding from a group led by J.P. Morgan.

Tastytrade is another media company based in Chicago which provides online financial news with a heavy dose of entertainment. It has raised $20 million in funding, but didn't disclose details of who the investors were. PoLilght AS is a tech company based in Norway that specializes in cutting-edge lenses for camera phones. It raised $18.5 million in funding from a group of investors led by Investinor. A Swiss biotech company called MyoPowers Medical Technology also managed to raise $19 million in funding for its development of artificial muscle therapies.