During her studies at Bilkent University Faculty of Industrial Engineering, she has performed internships in manufacturing at Vestel, product management at JotForm, finance at QNB Finansbank, and worked as an analyst intern at Keiretsu Forum Turkey. In addition to English, Elif is also fluent in Korean and Japanese. By September 2021, she has been working as an Analyst in Galata Business Angels, being in charge of scouting, business development, financial analysis, and due diligence.