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The Patient Capital Paradox: Sarjeet Yadav on Redefining Venture Capital for Sovereignty

Colonel (Retd.) Sarjeet Yadav, a decorated combat veteran turned defense tech investor, sees risk as something to be designed and mastered, not feared. Drawing on lessons from counterinsurgency to capital allocation, he backs founders who understand the soldier-user, build genuine sovereign capability, and pursue deep-tech defense with structured patience. His guiding principle, “holding ground,” reflects his belief that India’s technological sovereignty will be built through decades of credibility, not quarters of momentum.