Bob Lee, the tech entrepreneur responsible for creating the popular mobile payment service Cash App, was tragically stabbed to death in San Francisco on Tuesday morning, as reported by various news outlets. Lee was 43 years old.
The former chief technology officer of Square was assaulted in the Rincon Hill neighborhood in downtown San Francisco at 2:35 a.m., according to the San Francisco Police Department. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 43-year-old man, later identified as Lee by CBS News, suffering from multiple stab wounds.
Lee was transported to a nearby hospital, where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries, police informed the media outlet. As of early Wednesday, no arrests have been made, and San Francisco police have not disclosed any information about potential suspects.
Since November 2021, Lee had been working as the chief product officer for MobileCoin, a San Francisco-based cryptocurrency firm, as indicated on his LinkedIn profile. Following the news of his death, heartfelt tributes from colleagues began to emerge on Tuesday night.
MobileCoin CEO Joshua Goldbard described Lee as "a force of nature," telling ABC7, "Bob was a force of nature. Helped to birth Android and CashApp into our world. Moby was his dream: a privacy-protecting wallet for the 21st Century. I will miss him every day."
In addition to his work on Cash App, Lee's impressive tech career included a stint at Google, where he led the Android core library team and contributed to the launch of the world's most widely used operating system, according to his profile on MobileCoin's official website.
Lee also founded the social network Present and invested in companies such as Figma, Clubhouse, Beeper, and Faire. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lee collaborated with the World Health Organization on their mobile app and later played a role in the development of an at-home testing company.
