Asilcan Günaydın

Business development and product professional with experience across enterprise B2B sales, strategic partnerships, product/project management, and digital products. Personally closed an approximately USD 1.5M technology deal and subsequently led client relations, operations, and project delivery while helping build an approximately 20-person internal team.

Experience spans immersive technology, EdTech, and consumer mobile products from concept and MVP through commercialization, go-to-market, monetization, and growth.

Co-Founder | Business Development & Product at HUMA (2023-05 – Present)

• Product & MVP: Developed the product concept and initial business model for Huma Learning and worked closely with the technical team on product requirements, prioritization, and product strategy through MVP development.
• Market validation & partnerships: Led strategic partnerships and early market validation; personally secured Letters of Intent from Bahçeşehir Uğur Eğitim Kurumları and YÖM Schools.
• Investor & ecosystem development: Led investor strategy and investor discussions; personally managed applications to Google for Startups and the NVIDIA Inception Program, with Huma accepted into both, and the project was invited to CES Las Vegas.
• USD 1.5M enterprise deal & delivery: Carried forward under Huma a large-scale metaverse initiative first started earlier, after personally building the sales process and closing an approximately USD 1.5M deal for an international blockchain company. Served as primary client contact and managed client relations, operations, and delivery; helped recruit an approximately 20-person internal team and coordinated the technical team through the Software Team Lead.
• Consumer mobile products: Led two consumer mobile applications from concept through product development and launch on the App Store and Google Play, working across product strategy, go-to-market, user acquisition, monetization, subscription models, and growth.

Co-Founder | Business Development & Sales at KUVARS (2017-07 – 2023-12)

• Enterprise B2B sales: Co-founded an immersive technology company delivering AR/VR and interactive digital solutions and led business development, B2B sales, client relations, and commercial processes.
• Corporate client acquisition: Directly led sales and business development for technology projects delivered to Turkish Airlines, Samsung, Arçelik, Pernod Ricard, Watsons, and Mazars, reaching clients both directly and through agency partnerships.
• End-to-end commercial delivery: Managed opportunities from proposal and commercial discussions through client communication, project coordination, and delivery in close collaboration with technical and creative teams.

Project Manager at yachtro.com (2020-04 – 2021-04)

• Cross-functional product delivery: Managed web, iOS, and Android product development processes, coordinating technical and design teams from planning through execution.
• Growth & digital channels: Contributed to growth strategy and coordinated digital marketing and SEO activities alongside product development.

Co-Founder | Account Management & Content Production at ON PRODUCTION (2017-01 – 2019-04)

• Client & project management: Co-founded a digital content and production company, managing client relationships and digital content/YouTube projects from planning through production and delivery.
• Sales & branded content: Personally won the branded-content project for Total Gas Stations and managed the project through production and delivery; also worked on digital content projects for Fallama Ege and Hale and Jale Bütün Mahalle.

Sales Team Leader at OKUL YAPI (2016-05 – 2016-11)

• Team build & leadership: Established a new sales team, led recruitment, and managed the team during a six-month assignment.
• Direct sales & acquisition: Coordinated day-to-day sales activities while personally conducting direct sales and one-on-one customer meetings; contributed to the team's sales approach, customer acquisition processes, and field sales activities.

Intern | Foreign Markets Directorate at BİLİM İLAÇ (2015-06 – 2015-08)

• Selected for an internship in the Foreign Markets Directorate following university leadership and social responsibility activities.

B.A. in International Trade and Business – Bahçeşehir University (2011 – 2016)