Business Talk – Mesh Managing Director Connie Bloem explains why traditional capital markets are failing South African businesses

In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Connie Bloem discusses how Mesh is giving small-to-medium businesses easier access to capital markets in a way that traditional players cannot.

Bloem is the Managing Director of Mesh, and is passionate about transforming capital markets and the finance industry using new, technology-driven solutions.

She began her career as a Digital Business Integration Analyst at Accenture, and spent four years at Andile Solutions as a Product Owner and Business Analyst.

Bloem then co-founded Mesh – a Web 3.0 company that believes in delivering easier access to capital and financial markets.
She holds a Bachelor of Engineering and Honours in Financial Engineering from the University of Pretoria.

The interview

In this Business Talk interview, Bloem explains why traditional capital markets and the private sector struggle to serve the financing needs of small-to-medium businesses.

She discusses how Mesh fills this gap and uses blockchain technology to enable innovative, safe, and secure capital-raising methods.

Bloem then expands upon the applications of tokenisation and provides examples of how Mesh has made a tangible difference to many entrepreneurial initiatives.

She concludes the interview by explaining how interested parties can begin their journey with Mesh.

Watch the full interview with Connie Bloem below.