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By Charlie Conchie Legal & General and the founder of fintech firm Wise are among a host of big name investors to back a new London venture fund looking to pump cash into “inclusive” start-ups. In a statement today, London venture capital outfit Ada Ventures said it was looking to invest in “a truly diverse cohort of early-stage founders” after it closed the £63m fund, its second vehicle since it was founded in 2019. Among the investors in the the fund are Wise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus, Legal & General Capital and the state-owned British Business Bank. Ada bosses said they would look to take…