Saygin Yalcin facts for kids

Saygin Yalcin (pronounced Say-gin Yal-chin) is a businessman and teacher from Germany, with Turkish roots, who lives in Dubai. He is known for starting successful online businesses. One of his first big companies was Sukar.com, which was later bought by a larger company called Souq.com. Souq.com itself was then bought by the huge online shopping company, Amazon.

About Saygin Yalcin

Saygin Yalcin was born in 1984 in a city called Bremen in Germany. His parents were immigrants from Turkey. When he was a teenager, he was a very good football player. He even played in a top German junior league for young athletes.

Saygin's Education Journey

Saygin studied business in different countries. He went to a school in Germany called WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management. Later, he continued his studies in the United States and Mexico. He earned a special degree in Business Administration from Monroe College. This degree helped him learn how to run businesses.

Saygin's Business Career

Saygin Yalcin has worked for several big companies. In 2004, he worked in marketing and sales for BMW, which makes cars. He also worked for Capgemini, a company that helps other businesses, and L’Oreal, a famous beauty company.

Starting His Own Businesses

Saygin began his journey as an entrepreneur, which means he started his own businesses. His first business was in Germany. Later, he moved to the United Arab Emirates, a country in the Middle East. There, he started Sukar.com, an online shopping website. After selling Sukar.com, he launched another company called SellAnyCar.com. He became the CEO, or main leader, of this company.

Saygin on Social Media

Saygin Yalcin is also popular on YouTube. He has a show called Startup Hero. On this show, people who watch his videos can share their business ideas with him and other investors. If the ideas are good, they might get money to help start their businesses. He also teaches about entrepreneurship at the Canadian University of Dubai.

SellAnyCar.com's Journey

SellAnyCar.com is a company that helps people sell their cars quickly. To help the company grow into Europe, Saygin Yalcin raised about 10 million euros from investors. He had plans to raise even more money, hoping to make the company a "unicorn," which is a company worth over a billion dollars. However, those plans for more investment did not happen. In 2015, SellAnyCar.com also started operating in Germany, but it stopped its business there after a few months.