Bam Azizi, Mesh CEO: A Fortt Knox Conversation

Mesh CEO Bam Azizi told Jon Fortt his thesis: crypto is "built by crypto bros for crypto bros" and doesn't pass the grandma test. Mesh — fresh off a $75M Series C at $1B led by Dragonfly — abstracts wallet/chain fragmentation so users tap-and-pay. Born in Iran during the Iran-Iraq war, PhD from TU Munich, sold prior startup NoPassword to LogMeIn (2019). Mesh pivoted from B2C to B2B in 2022, post-FTX. Big bet: agentic commerce + microtransactions.