Adiari Vazquez, formerly investment manager at Caixa Geral de Depósitos’ Caixa Capital subsidiary, has joined Siemens-backed Next47 as an associate.

Next47, a corporate venture capital vehicle owned by Germany-headquartered industrial equipment and appliance producer Siemens, has hired Adiari Vazquez as a UK-based associate.

Vazquez had been a Portugal-based investment manager at Caixa Capital, the corporate venturing fund operated by financial services firm Caixa Geral de Depósitos, for more than three years having joined in late 2015, and oversaw early-stage deals in smart energy and materials.

Next47 was launched in 2016 with $1.1bn to focus on investments in deep technology…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.