When was Layer founded?

Layer was founded in 2023 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Layer located?

Layer is headquartered in New York, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Layer?

Jonah Katz of Layer. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Layer have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Layer is 6.

Is Layer a funded company?

Layer is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Oct 16, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Layer?

Layer's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Oct 16, 2023, with participation from 5 investors.

Where does Layer rank among its competitors?

Layer ranks 6th amongst 102 active competitors, of which 13 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Continue, which secured $3M in Feb, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Layer?

Layer's top competitors include Kite, MutableAI and Zevo.ai. Among them, Continue secured the most recent funding round in February, 2025.

Layer - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

AI-based platform to manage ChatGPT and LLMs. It focuses on building an integration copilot platform that transforms existing knowledge bases, such as documentation, GitHub repositories, and FAQs, into interactive AI chat experiences designed to enhance developer support, reduce support ticket volume, and improve user experience with context-aware, accurate responses. Its product includes features such as embeddable AI chat widgets for documentation sites, VS Code extensions, Discord and Slack bots, semantic search, code generation, and usage analytics.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2023

Location

New York, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$3M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Oct 16, 2023, $*****

Investors

Drive Capital & 4 more

Ranked

6^th among 102 active competitors

Employee Count

6 as on Jun 30, 2026

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Layer has raised a total funding of $3M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Oct 16, 2023 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Layer has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Layer:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 16, 2023	3506947	Seed	7476065	3126179	4567270	4870234

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The founders of Layer are Andrew Hamilton and Jonah Katz. Jonah Katz is the CEO of Layer.

Here are the details of Layer's key team members:

Andrew Hamilton: Co-Founder & CTO of Layer.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Jonah Katz: Co-Founder & CEO of Layer.

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Layer's employee count trend

Layer has 6 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Layer's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Layer include Kite, MutableAI and Zevo.ai. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Layer, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Kite 2014, San Francisco (United States), Deadpooled	Cloud-based solutions for intelligent code completion	$17M	Trinity Ventures, Chapter One & 19 others	52/100
2nd	MutableAI 2021, Pittsburgh (United States), Seed	Platform offering notebook interface software	$500K	Y Combinator, Samsung NEXT & 3 others	37/100
3rd	Zevo.ai 2023, Bengaluru (India), Unfunded	AI powered code completion platform	-	-	35/100
4th	CodeComplete 2022, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Platform offering AI enabled code completion software	$500K	Amino Capital, Cartography Capital & 2 others	34/100
5th	Continue 2023, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Developer of AI agents that suggest code improvements on pull requests	$5.6M	Heavybit, Y Combinator & 4 others	34/100
6th	Layer 2023, New York (United States), Seed	AI-based platform to manage ChatGPT and LLMs	$3M	Expansion Venture Capital, Detroit Venture Partners ... & 3 others	33/100
7th	Supermaven 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	AI powered coding assistant for developers	$12M	Bessemer Venture Partners & 3 others	33/100
8th	Verdent 2025, Singapore (Singapore), Unfunded	Developer of AI-powered coding tools designed for large-scale software projects	-	-	33/100
9th	aiXcoder 2017, Beijing (China), Series A	Platform offering AI-based programming assistant software	-	Hillhouse, PreAngel	32/100
10th	Epsilla 2023, New York City (United States), Seed	Provider of no-code platform building vertical AI agents	$500K	Ride wave ventures, Y Combinator & 1 others	32/100