Funda has graduated from Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey; Faculty of Business Administration in 1994. She started her career at Japan Tobacco International as a Financial Analyst. She continued her education in the US at Boston University, School of Management between 1997 and 1999 and received her MBA degree.

Between 1999 and 2016 respectively she worked as Trade Marketing Specialist at Colgate Palmolive; Marketing Manager at Siemens Mobile Turkey; Regional Sales Director at Siemens Mobile South European Region in Italy; Regional Marketing Director at Siemens Mobile Western Region in France; Corporate Communication Manager at Microsoft Turkey; Trade Marketing Division Head at Turkcell; General Manager and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors GönderAl Ödeme Hizmetleri A.Ş.

Between 2010 and 2015 she founded and operated Tashan Alaçati Boutique Hotel in Alaçati, Izmir.

In 2018, she has moved to Montenegro and founded Vitanova Group doo. She is one of the founding partners and the Managing Director of the company. Her entrepreneur soul led her to Montenegro to follow her dreams.