About us

We’re here to make 

game production easier.

The leading content creation platform for game studios.

Founded by leaders in the games industry, Layer empowers professional studios to scale at every point in the production lifecycle.

Our Team

The Layer team is made up of industry professionals with extensive experience in AI, gaming, and computer vision, all committed to advancing gaming art production through AI.

#TeamLayer

Volkan Gurel

Volkan Gurel

Co-founder & CEO

Burcu Hakguder

Burcu Hakguder

Co-founder & CRO

Joona Rahko

Joona Rahko

Founding VP of Engineering

Jacques Lemire

Jacques Lemire

Founding Engineer

Connor McIntyre

Connor McIntyre

Founding Product Designer

Harrison Wang

Harry Wang

Founding Engineer

Maxime Côté

Maxime Côté

Founding Engineer

Michael Sabetta

Michael Sabetta

Director of Creative

Shay Pomeroy

Shay Pomeroy

Director of Marketing

Gabriel Lemire

Gabriel Lemire

Full-Stack Engineer

Anthony Lord

Anthony Lord

Full-Stack Engineer

Monica Lozano

Monica Lozano

Full-Stack Engineer

Fabien Rogeret

Fabien Rogeret

Full-Stack Engineer

Alex Murphy

Alex Murphy

Full-Stack Engineer

Alex Ivanou

Alex Ivanou

Staff Engineer

Melis Eser

Jr Creative Specliast

In a world of ever-changing AI models, Layer is the consistent, model-agnostic platform for game creators.

What we believe.

Artist-first is the future.

AI should supercharge creativity - not replace it. Layer helps game teams scale fast without losing the human touch.

Flexibility is everything.

Innovation doesn’t come from one model or company. Layer stays open and model-agnostic, so you’re never locked in.

AI for every studio.

From indie to AAA, Layer makes AI simple, fast, and production-ready - so your team can stay focused on making great games.

Results that speak for themselves.

200+

AI should supercharge creativity - not replace it. Layer helps game teams scale fast without losing the human touch.

2-8X

Innovation doesn’t come from one model or company. Layer stays open and model-agnostic, so you’re never locked in.

100%

From indie to AAA, Layer makes AI simple, fast, and production-ready - so your team can stay focused on making great games.

Trusted by game studios worldwide.

Advisors & Board Members

Layer is backed by advisors from the worlds of gaming, AI, and creative technology, all aligned in our mission to redefine how game content is created.

Mehmet Ecevit

Mehmet Ecevit

Investor & Board Member

Akin Babayigit

Akin Babayigit

Investor & Board Member

Riccardo Zacconi

Riccardo Zacconi

Investor & Board Member

Emory Irpan

Emory Irpan

Advisor

Matt Omernick

Matt Omernick

Advisor

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using Layer today.