Two reasons: The unique combination of team's skillset and perspectives and our unique approach to problem solving for games.
What makes Layer team unique?
Layer was founded by industry experts in games and AI-powered technology: Volkan Gurel, AI expert from MIT, Hunch, eBay, Burcu Hakguder, ex-Unity, superstar GTM expert for games and self-taught game developer Mehmet Ecevit, who co-founded Gram Games (acq. by Zynga) and is globally recognized as the creator of ‘Merge’ puzzle games on mobile. Also part of the executive team is Joona Rahko, the no.1 principal engineer from Unity who architected Unity Cloud, and who played a pivotal role in shaping Layer’s engineering DNA. The Layer team currently has 16 full-time employees and notable Advisors.
Why Layer?
Because modern game teams need speed, scale, and creative control. Layer brings it all together—intuitive tools built for professional creators, seamless integration with your existing pipeline, and model-agnostic AI that evolves with the industry. No more juggling tools or chasing the next model. Just one powerful platform that accelerates your team from idea to production-ready assets—2D, 3D, video and beyond. Layer is the AI glue that holds your creative workflows together, now and into the future.