Global private equity leader, founder of Elmirate Capital, and managing director of Pushttie Venture Capital.
Driving private equity investments across next-generation strategic systems spanning defense, cyber, satellites, quantum, and sovereign-aligned technologies.
With more than 25 years of cross-border leadership, Pankajj Ghode brings together investment strategy, cybersecurity depth, operational understanding, and institutional vision. He has helped catalyze growth in 100+ companies across the U.S., Israel, the EU, and India.
Through Elmirate Capital, he has built a sovereign-aligned private equity blueprint focused on defense and national security, frontier technologies, and industrial transformation. The approach is disciplined, thesis-led, and centered on long-duration relevance.
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.”
