Blizzard Entertainment was founded by Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham, and Frank Pearce as Silicon & Synapse in February 1991, after all three had earned their bachelor's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, the year prior.[9][2] The name "Silicon & Synapse" was a high concept from the three founders, with "silicon" representing the building block of a computer, while "synapse" the building block of the brain.[3] The initial logo created by Stu Rose.[9] To fund the company, each of them contributed about $10,000, Morhaime borrowing the sum interest-free from his grandmother.[11] During the first two years, the company focused on creating game ports for other studios.