Ben Brabyn, a mentor at Microsoft Ventures, has left the UK government's UKTI Innovation Gateway to head Canary Wharf Group-owned accelerator Level39.

Ben Brabyn, the former chief operating officer of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) Innovation Gateway, has been appointed as the head of UK-based, corporate-backed technology accelerator Level39.

Level39 was opened by property company Canary Wharf Group in 2013 to support technology companies relating to finance, retail, cybersecurity and future cities.

Brabyn has worked with more than 100 venture capital, institutional, and corporate investors during his career.

With an MBA from Warwick Business School, Brabyn has been a mentor at US-based…