Gang Mai
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Gang Mai is an early-stage investor known for being one of Pop Mart's first backers. According to a 2025 暗涌Waves interview, he was approached by Pop Mart founder Ning Wang for startup capital via a cold email in May 2012, though the message went unanswered for three months . When they finally met, the deal moved fast: Mai signed on the third day, initially offering a RMB 5 million valuation with RMB 1 million for 20% equity, though Wang negotiated him up to RMB 2 million . Mai was then affiliated with 创业工场 (Startup Factory), and 暗涌Waves described him as one of Pop Mart's "most important investors" alongside figures like Tu Zheng of 蜂巧资本 and He Yu of 黑蚁资本 . elsewhere's corpus does not cover his subsequent activities or current firm affiliation in detail.
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