The Silicon Valley International Invention Festival benefits from the most extensive support and privileges that can be granted to an exhibition. It is under the patronage of the City of Santa Clara,the International Federation of Inventors Associations – IFIA, the Geneva Invention Exhibition,the Palexpo and of the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO. SVIIF is created to publicize state-of-the-art inventions around the world and provide a unique opportunity for inventors to not only commercialize their inventions but also cultivate the American market at the heart of the inventions in the Silicon Valley. HOME TO THE WORLD’S LARGEST HIGH-TECH CORPORATIONS AND START-UP COMPANIES Silicon Valley serves as the global center for high technology, innovation and social media. Silicon Valley is the home to many of the world’s largest high-tech corporations, including the headquarters of 39 businesses in the Fortune 1000, and thousands of startup companies. Apple, Facebook and Google are among the most prominent. Silicon Valley also accounts for one-third of all of the venture capital investment in the United States, which has helped it to become a leading hub and startup ecosystem for high-tech innovation and scientific development.