According to NBC News A man who was fatally stabbed early Tuesday near downtown San Francisco was tech executive Bob Lee, the founder of Cash App and former chief technology officer of Square, sources told NBC Bay Area.
The San Francisco Police Department said officers responded to a report of a stabbing at around 2:35 a.m. Tuesday. They found a 43-year-old man with apparent stab wounds, police said.
The man was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died, police said.
Police did not name the man, but sources identified Lee, who was serving as the chief product officer of MobileCoin, as the victim to NBC Bay Area.
“Bob was a force of nature. Helped to birth Android and CashApp into our world,” Joshua Goldbard, the CEO of MobileCoin told ABC affiliate KGO of San Francisco. “Moby was his dream: a privacy protecting wallet for the 21st Century. I will miss him every day.”
MobileCoin did not immediately respond to a request for a statement early Wednesday.
As of early Wednesday, no arrests appeared to have been made.
BREAKING – SHOCKING: We have all used what he created, but now, Cash App creator Bob Lee, 43, has been killed in San Francisco. He was stabbed to death in San Francisco, California. pic.twitter.com/78aUt8Iqar
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) April 5, 2023
The NY Post reports Lee had served as the chief product officer of San Francisco-based cryptocurrency company MobileCoin since November 2021, according to his LinkedIn page.
During his tech career, Lee also worked at Google, where he led Android’s core library team and launched the world’s most-used operating system, according to his profile on MobileCoin’s official website.
Later, Lee founded the social network Present, and went on to invest in companies like Figma, Clubhouse, Beeper, and Faire.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the globe, Lee assisted the World Health Organization with its mobile app and later helped to develop an at-home testing company.
SAN FRANCISCO — Bob Lee, Cash App creator and former CTO of Square, was reportedly killed in a stabbing on Tuesday morning.
No arrests have been made. pic.twitter.com/w32FIEDxfx
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 5, 2023
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Cash App founder, Bob Lee has been stabbed to death at 43 in California pic.twitter.com/gTlf3IQVsb
— Naija (@Naija_PR) April 5, 2023
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Cash App founder randomly stabbed to death. A week after a report alleged Cash App fraudulent activity and made their stock dip. ?? pic.twitter.com/frlKRPfd0e
— Shoboat (@Shobeezy) April 5, 2023
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