Summary

  • AI application gateway Layer has raised $6.5m in seed funding to make next-generation production tools.
  • Layer acts as the glue for game studios to deploy AI quickly and efficiently, and has gained 200 customers since launching, including Zynga and Tripledot.
  • Its tools help studios to scale content across production pipelines and develop and maintain games more easily.
  • Its flexibility means it is popular with mobile game studios, who can use the best-of-breed AI models for different tasks.
  • CEO Volkan Gurel said the company was “excited about the funding round” and keen to expand into PC and console gaming content creation.
  • Layer aims to become the “first solution” for developers looking to use AI in production pipelines, he said.

By Dean Takahashi

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