The Aalto Center for Entrepreneurship (ACE) is focused on building successful companies that create jobs through entrepreneurship education, research, venturing, and innovation services at Aalto University. Aalto University was formed by the merger of three leading Finnish higher education institutions in business, art, and technology. In 2010, ACE had record numbers of inventions from Aalto, patents sold to Finnish industry, and startups formed from Aalto-based ideas. Notable success stories include Rovio, creators of Angry Birds, and Remedy Entertainment. ACE works to efficiently realize the economic potential of ideas and inventions through its competence commercialization process and partnerships with institutions like Stanford.