Looking for a hot new phone app? Seeking to invest in the next Facebook (NASDAQ: FB)? Or just curious about the trends in Silicon Valley?

Whatever your heart may desire, Benzinga has you covered.

Using VentureBeat's list of top 20 venture capital firms in 2012, we combed through the recent investments of the four top heavy hitters last year: Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) Capital, Felicis Ventures, SV Angel and Sequoia Capital.

This collection of startups ranges from small Silicon Alley phone app makers to Brazilian geomarketing firms and a Chinese data company.

Besides the top four VC firms, Benzinga listed other financiers who invested in the companies, names you may recognize like Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins.

Stay ahead of the game and upgrade your tech savvy with this list of 54 names you'll likely hear more of in the year to come.