Layers offers a unified SuperApp for K‑12 schools that consolidates communication, payments, scheduling, authorizations, and a marketplace of educational tools into a single mobile platform. The app syncs bi‑directionally with over 20 ERP/SIS systems, providing real‑time engagement analytics and eliminating the need for multiple logins and fragmented workflows.
Funding
$4M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Schools often rely on multiple disconnected systems for communication, payments, scheduling, and administrative tasks, leading to fragmented workflows, redundant logins, and limited engagement with families.
Solution
Layers provides a unified “SuperApp” that consolidates core school functions—messaging, announcements, e‑commerce, event scheduling, authorizations, photo galleries, and real‑time engagement analytics—into a single mobile platform for parents, students, and staff. The app syncs directly with existing ERP and management systems via deep integrations with over 20 providers, eliminating duplicate data entry and reducing administrative overhead. Families can receive and acknowledge communications, make payments, and respond to surveys within the app, while schools gain instant visibility into engagement metrics and transaction volumes. By offering a customizable marketplace of more than 50 educational solutions, Layers enables schools to build a tailored digital ecosystem without switching between separate tools.
Target Audience
Primary customers are K‑12 schools—both private and public—seeking to streamline administrative processes and improve parent‑school communication, as well as the families of enrolled students who use the app for daily interactions.
Features
- Integrated communication hub with instant messaging, read receipts, and broadcast announcements
- Built‑in e‑commerce for tuition, fees, and school store purchases, with secure payment processing
- Automated authorizations and surveys (e.g., field trip consent) with real‑time response tracking
- Calendar and event management synced to school schedules, including push notifications
- Engagement analytics dashboard showing message open rates, survey participation, and transaction totals
- Deep bi‑directional integrations with 20+ ERP and SIS platforms for seamless data synchronization
- Marketplace of 50+ third‑party educational tools that can be added to the SuperApp environment