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Car rental platform Yolcu360 received an investment of $6 million

Yolcu360, which has been operating since 2015 with the aim of making car rental accessible to everyone, has accelerated its goals with the Series A Investment of 6 Million Dollars from Eksim Holding as a result of a valuation of 30 million dollars.

Car rental platform Yolcu360 received an investment of $6 million

vehicle Since 2015, with the aim of making renting accessible to everyone. Yolcu360, which has been operating since, as a result of a valuation of 30 million dollars With a Series A Investment of 6 Million Dollars from Eksim Holding accelerated its goals. Investment made online Eksim Holding Strategy and Business Development President Uğur at the launch Mutluhan Oruncak and Yolcu360 CEO Umut Yıldırım set their growth targets They shared. Starting from Silicon Valley and shortly after its establishment, Yolcu360, which then decided to continue its story from Turkey, is now took a very important step to open up to the world and become a Unicorn. Vehicle rental platform Yolcu360 raises $30 million for its new targets to Eksim Holding in exchange for 20 percent of its shares with valuation Received a Series A Investment of 6 Million Dollars from Eksim Ventures.28 He met with members of the press at the investment launch that took place online in April. Eksim Holding Strategy and Business Development President Uğur Mutluhan Oruncak and Yolcu360 CEO Umut Yıldırım, for the post-investment They shared the brand's vision and growth goals.

2020 with a record growth rate of 10 thousand 632 percent in the last four years. Yolcu360, selected as Turkey's Fastest Growing Technology Company*, 2020 It has become a huge operation, reaching 22 million visitors in 2018. (*Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Türkiye 2020 Winner) What everyone wants He/she can access the rental car of his/her choice whenever, wherever and whenever he/she wants. “How easy it is to rent a car!” What they managed to realize with the motto Yolcu360 CEO Umut Yıldırım explained, Yolcu360's car rental A company that opens new avenues to compete in the sector rather than one that competes. It brings extremely original approaches as a 'game changer' he emphasized. “Yolcu360 was launched entirely based on needs. A passed system. Currently, out of every 10 people with a driver's license in Turkey Six of them do not have a vehicle, and in our opinion, there is no need to buy one. Now Yolcu360 there is. With a few clicks, you can find the desired vehicle in under a minute. We ensure that it can be rented at any location and at any time. in Turkey We provide service with our ecosystem of 100 thousand vehicles in more than 2 thousand locations. Yolcu360 CEO Umut Yıldırım started his speech with the following words: The valuation and the investment received will be a fuel for the goals of becoming a Unicorn. He said he had supplies. Umut Yıldırım said, “Yolcu360 team guests, business partners realize their dreams and do big things came together to make them do it. Our company culture Built on the values of positivity, creativity and solution-oriented we did. Being a technology company, not just a service company We have embedded the innovative thinking style he brought into our culture. same job While the companies that do this act with numbers, we; The easiest, safest and We made a passionate start with the desire to be the most accessible. of this We see the result in our numbers as well. Currently measuring global internet and comparison site Similarweb.com in the car rental category We are ranked 20th in the world and 1st in Turkey. On Yorumvar.com, the percentage is We have a guest satisfaction rate of 90. Now from the beginning We share that passion we have with a strong business partnership in the global market. "It's time to turn it into success," he said. Umut Yıldırım, investment talks Ebubekir Tivnikli, Eksim Holding Chairman of the Board of Directors, during "My dreams are to make the dreams of passionate entrepreneurs come true and By investing in national technology, we can make our country stand out in global markets. The words "the emergence of successful enterprises" are motivating for them. He added that it was.

“Yolcu360's company culture and We support the value it creates.” Eksim Holding spoke at the meeting. Head of Strategy and Business Development Uğur Mutluhan Oruncak, technology and They believe in a business model that supports innovative ideas "This is why we liked Yolcu360's business model very much," he said. he said. Oruncak said that Yolcu360 offers services to all stakeholders of the car rental industry. He pointed out that he has built a business model that adds value. Company's business Stating that they found the culture very impressive, Oruncak said, “It is extremely We saw a business-oriented and dedicated team culture. A culture that has created It seemed like a great fit for us to support the team financially. Yolcu360's vehicle Supporting the goal of becoming a leader in the rental sector in Türkiye and the world "We want to give Eksim Ventures, which was established in the past months for investment, has a new investment Giving information about their search, Oruncak said: “Eksim As Ventures, we have proven ourselves in different sectors like Yolcu360. We aim to diversify our fund with initiatives. Especially Innovative in the energy and food sectors where our holding operates We attach importance to business models. In this context, it will accelerate us What we think is that we have made such investments professionally before and Invest in other successful venture capital investment funds we will. By taking part in their advisory boards, we can expand our scope. "We will keep it wide," he said. "We will set out without giving up the obsession with happiness." “continue” From the first moment, we have established a business based on unconditional guest happiness. Stating that they are carrying out operations, Yolcu360 CEO Umut Yıldırım said, “The difference is We know that it is the human and service factors that create car rental Bringing an end-to-end difference to the 'guest happiness' process It happened thanks to our 'obsession' and we will not give up this obsession. This is ours Business that adds value to the operation by adopting our sensitivity on the subject I sincerely thank our partners. Together we direct the market, We bring movement. Thanks to the value we have created together, we have By activating a target audience that does not have the habit of renting a car We changed the dynamics of the market. In 2020 under the influence of the pandemic There was a 107 percent increase in the number of car rentals.

of our guests Car rental habits have changed and rentals increased by 32 percent. It started to last longer. We provide all these figures for our guests. I see it as the reward for the service we dream of. 'Who needs a vehicle? For the day everyone has the Yolcu360 application registered in their pocket "Continue to work," he said. Business volume of 500 Million TL is targeted. While Yolcu360 had 700 thousand unique visitors in 2017 This number will reach a record growth of 22 million visitors in 2020. Umut Yıldırım stated that the traffic reached He stated that it grew in parallel. 6 Million TL in 2017 Yıldırım stated that revenues reached 100 Million TL in 2020. Expects a revenue exceeding 500 Million TL in 2022 He said they were. Yıldırım stated that the most important reason for this growth is solid With a technological infrastructure and systematic operation, Yolcu360 team is committed to solving every need of its guests. Once again, he underlines his obsessively sensitive attitude. The investment will increase the speed of development of technology infrastructure. Eksim Ventures investment enables the Yolcu360 platform to be simple and user-friendly. To accelerate technological investments while preserving the characteristics of is prioritized. While the functional features of the platform are expanded, new product and location entries, search processes, B2C localization options, mobile applications and increasingly worldwide Completion of preparations for the use-and-release system, which has become more widespread It ranks first among their 2021 goals.