Global Private Equity Leader | Sovereign Capital | Defense, Cyber & Deep Tech
Investor
Deploying conviction-led private equity across defense, cybersecurity, and frontier technologies.
$2.2B+ AUM across sovereign-aligned platforms, with investments in 100+ companies spanning the UAE, USA, Israel, India, and Europe. Focused on resilience, technological sovereignty, and long-term value creation.
Pankajj Ghode is a private equity leader and architect of frontier economies, operating at the convergence of sovereign capital, strategic investing, and geopolitical transformation. As Founder of Elmirate Capital and Managing Director of Pushttie Venture Capital, he stewards $2.2 billion in assets across globally diversified, sovereign-aligned platforms—built on conviction-led, relevance-driven investment strategies aligned with the evolving priorities of nations.
With over 25 years of cross-border leadership, he has backed 100+ companies across defense, cybersecurity, and deep tech—deploying capital as a strategic instrument to advance resilience, enable technological sovereignty, and support the long-term growth trajectories of countries. His work reflects a distinct thesis: that in a shifting geopolitical order, private equity must extend beyond returns to actively shape national capability, economic strength, and strategic independence.
Leading a global capital platform focused on defense, national security, frontier technologies, and sovereign industrial transformation.
Backing deep tech, sustainable, and high-impact businesses through strategic LP and private equity-led capital frameworks.
Supporting cyber innovation and attack-resistance infrastructure through enterprise-grade security platforms.
Contributed to defense-aligned digital resilience and strategic cyber initiatives through advisory and technical depth.
“Capital should move first toward systems the world will increasingly depend on — defense, cyber, frontier infrastructure, and the platforms that strengthen strategic resilience.”
