About us
Founded by leaders in the entertainment 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
Co-founder & CEO
Burcu Hakguder
Co-founder & CRO
Jacques Lemire
Founding Engineer
Connor McIntyre
Founding Product Designer
Harry Wang
Founding Engineer
Maxime Côté
Founding Engineer
Gabriel Lemire
Full-Stack Engineer
Anthony Lord
Full-Stack Engineer
Monica Lozano
Full-Stack Engineer
Fabien Rogeret
Full-Stack Engineer
Alex Murphy
Full-Stack Engineer
Alex Ivanou
Staff Engineer
Melis Eser
Jr Creative Specialist
Alex Engel
VP of Product
Ilya Kuznetsov
Director of Business Development
Megan Whelen
Staff Product Designer
John Wood
VP of Engineering
Olivia Bryant
Business & Revenue Operations Manager
In a world of ever-changing AI models, Layer is Creative Automation platform for entertainment brands.
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.
300+
Studios using Layer every day. We help game teams scale fast without losing the human touch.
2-8X
Average increase in production speed. Layer is designed empower production pipelines across all types of media.
100%
In-house content creation – no more outsourcing. Keep production within the team for consistency and reliability.
Trusted by 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
Investor & Board Member
Akin Babayigit
Investor & Board Member
Riccardo Zacconi
Investor & Board Member
Emory Irpan
Advisor
Matt Omernick
Advisor