# Layer

> Layer is a San Francisco-based AI content creation platform built for game studios and entertainment brands. It plugs generative AI directly into existing production pipelines so artists can generate and refine style-consistent 2D, 3D, video and audio assets at scale while keeping creative control. Model-agnostic and artist-first, Layer lets teams train custom models on their own art and export into engines like Unity, Unreal and Godot. It is used by 300+ studios and 10,000+ artists, producers and growth teams, including Zynga, SciPlay, Tripledot and Huuuge Games.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Volkan Gurel (Co-founder & CEO), Burcu Hakguder (Co-founder & Chief Revenue Officer)
- **Team size:** ~16-36 employees
- **Products:** Layer Creative Platform, Custom Model Training, Real-time Canvas, Engine & Tool Integrations, Marketing & LiveOps Creative
- **Notable:** Raised $8.3M+ total across two seed rounds ($1.8M in 2023, $6.5M in 2025), Adopted by 300+ studios and 10,000+ creative professionals, Backing from King co-founder Riccardo Zacconi and Arcadia's Akin Babayigit

## Products & services

- **Layer Creative Platform** — AI-powered content creation workspace that plugs generative AI into existing game production pipelines to generate and refine 2D, 3D, video and audio assets at scale with creative control.
- **Custom Model Training** — Lets studios train AI models on their own artwork to keep generated assets style-consistent and on-brand.
- **Real-time Canvas** — Integrated canvas for iterating, batch editing, upscaling and refining generated assets.
- **Engine & Tool Integrations** — Model-agnostic integrations with industry-standard tools - Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender, Maya, Unreal, Unity and Godot - plus API and webhook access.
- **Marketing & LiveOps Creative** — High-volume production of user-acquisition ad creative, seasonal event assets and live-service content for performance marketing teams.

## Achievements

- Raised $8.3M+ total across two seed rounds ($1.8M in 2023, $6.5M in 2025)
- Adopted by 300+ studios and 10,000+ creative professionals
- Backing from King co-founder Riccardo Zacconi and Arcadia's Akin Babayigit
- Reports 2-8x average increase in production speed for studios
- Expanded from 2D image generation into 3D, video and audio asset generation
- SOC 2 compliance for enterprise customers

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Closed $6.5M seed round led by Arcadia and an investment vehicle connected to King co-founder Riccardo Zacconi; announced next-generation video generation.
- **2023-11** — Raised $1.8M seed to supercharge game art production, focused initially on 2D image generation.

## Links

- Website: https://layer.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/layerai
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/layer_ai
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@layer_ai
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/layer_ai
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/layerai/

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Last updated: 2026-08-04