Building the Backbone of Tomorrow.
One partner for strategy, automation and growth.
We build and run the digital infrastructure behind your company. From the roadmap to day-to-day operations.
Who we are
We develop strategies, implement them and scale them.For ambitious companies.
Partners who stay
We work long-term with demanding partners like World, where reliability decides success.
Since 2021
We’ve been through several market cycles and built robust infrastructure from them. Ideas become systems that run.
What we deliver
Build in Layers
Four layers, one partner. Start where you are and add the next layer as you grow.
Consulting
Roadmap before you build
Market entry, planning and technical strategy for companies that are building and expanding. The roadmap before anything gets built.
Learn moreAI & Automation
Connect tools, automate work
We connect your tools and automate repetitive work, so your team gains time for what matters.
Learn moreScale
Scale with Meta Ads
Performance marketing and creative systems that turn budget into growth.
Learn moreOperations
Run it on the ground
We run your business on the ground: market entry, day-to-day operations and local representation.
Learn moreWhy Layer One
Instead of coordinating four vendors, you work with just one.
Strategy, delivery and operations mesh seamlessly. One responsibility, one point of contact.
One partner who stays, from the first idea to running operations.
Working together
How we work
Four steps. The fourth one is what turns a project into a partnership.
- 01
Talk
30 minutes. We understand your goal and where things are getting stuck.
- 02
Plan
Scope, timeline and a fixed price before anything begins.
- 03
Build
We deliver in layers and implement.
- 04
Support
We stay on board and help run things as you grow.
Projects & cooperations
What we run and scale for our partners, and the partner programmes we work in.
450,000+humans reachedWorld
As an official World operations partner in Germany, Layer One runs the local network: World Spaces, customer onboarding and Proof of Human.
- Operations layer
Kanzlei Kraftwerk
An AI and process agency for law firms, scaling with performance marketing, AI automation and faster access to its own knowledge.
- Scale layer
- AI & Automation layer
Space IC
With Space IC, a fabless space semiconductor company in Hannover, we built the online presence. A 2014 Telefunken spin-off, radiation hard analog ICs, ESA Innovation Prize.
- Consulting layer
Jakobusblick
We handle the digital marketing for Jakobusblick, an exclusive new build residence in Pfullendorf. Content, positioning and performance tracking bring qualified investor and tenant leads for 16 apartments.
- Scale layer
- Consulting layer
Glimpex-G
For Glimpex-G, a German solid bamboo flooring brand, we run marketing and IT. Solid bamboo, click parquet and skirting, made in Germany.
- AI & Automation layer
- Scale layer
Partnerships
Where we work inside the tools our clients already use.
Google Cloud Partner
We set up Google Cloud and Google Workspace and keep them running. We move mailboxes and files, set up identities and permissions, build the infrastructure behind your applications, and keep it working afterwards. Already on Google? Then nothing moves. We clean up instead.
- AI & Automation
Notion Partner
We build and automate workspace environments and connect Notion to your business tools, APIs and ad platforms. Notion becomes your operational backbone and single source of truth, the system your business runs on.
- Consulting
Shopify Partner
Growth begins with strong partnerships. Through the Shopify partner ecosystem we work hand in hand with brands: strategy, development and optimization in one continuous workflow.
- Scale
Authorised Wati Reseller (EU/UK&I)
The WhatsApp Business API for sales and service. We set up the account, get your message templates approved, build the automated replies, and hand over to a person the moment it becomes a real question. Connected to your CRM so a conversation does not end in one person inbox.
- AI & Automation
Brevo Pioneer Partner
Email marketing, automation and CRM in one tool. We build the lists, set up the journeys that react to what people do, design the templates in your brand, and make sure the mail actually arrives. When someone replies, it lands in the Operations layer instead of sitting there.
- Scale
Coming soon
Marketing software for Meta
We’re building marketing software for Meta that bundles ad management and audience workflows in one system. Less coordination, more consistency in delivery and tracking.
- 01
Ad creation and management in one place
- 02
Audience workflows and CRM
- 03
Built from our own campaign operations
FAQ
Who is Layer One?
Layer One is your partner for software, AI, automation and growth. We build and run the digital infrastructure behind your company, from strategy to operations, so you don’t have to build it in-house. Projects like running the World Orbs show what we deliver.
Where are you based?
Our HQ is in Hannover. We work with clients wherever they are.
What does a project cost?
It depends on scope. You get a fixed price before the project starts. No open-ended hours, no surprises.
How fast can we start?
Most projects start within two weeks of the first conversation.
What’s your project about?
We’ll get back to you within 24 hours.
Or book an intro call directly. 20 minutes, free.