Headquartered in San Jose, California, the SVEF creates resources and programs for students and educators in Silicon Valley in Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

[citation needed] Since its launch in 1998, SVEF has received support from large foundations focused on improving education in the United States and reducing the achievement gap.

SVEF also hosts the Learning Innovation Hub (iHub) Pitch Games, in which entrepreneurs present a product or business model, and judges ask them questions and decide winners.

Students in the program are challenged with advanced academic classes and participate in year-long projects that allow them to develop teamwork skills.

[18] The East Side Alliance (ESA) is a partnership between 8 school districts in the state of California and Silicon Valley, which serves around 85,000 students.