Leandre Ibar Penaba talks to Erik Van der Kleij, head of technology accelerator Level39, located in the One Canada Square building in Canary Wharf.

What exactly is Level39?

“Level39 is a subsidised space, provided at lower cost than normal, and it does two things. It’s an incubator, because we have desks for start-ups, and it’s an accelerator space, because we have a dedicated area where we run accelerator programmes. These usually involve a sponsor and a competition to find six or seven young companies, which are put through a 6-week, 8-week or 12-week intensive accelerator programme to help get them going.”

“Young…