Tech executive and founder of mobile payment platform Cash App, Bob Lee, has been reportedly murdered in San Francisco, California, USA.
Officers who visited the scene immediately said the tech executive was stabbed in multiple places in the 300 block of Main Street in the city’s Rincon Hill neighborhood.
He said he was bleeding profusely before he was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
While at the hospital he was reported to have passed away after succumbing to the multiple injuries sustained. So far, no arrest has been made, as the police are still investigating the situation. They further urged anyone with relevant information about the stabbing to immediately call the police department’s top line or send a message.
Saddened by the news of the passing away of the tech executive and entrepreneur, fans, and well-wishers have taken to their social media handles to eulogize the late cash app founder.
On Twitter VC founder @ Matt Ocko wrote, “Bob Lee was a friend to me & multiple people in my firm. My heart goes out to his loved ones”
@JoshCDDonalson wrote, “RIP to one of the realist most brilliant humans I’ve ever met”
@CareQD wrote, “Stay away from California. RIP Bob Lee. You are my son’s age. My heart lost a few beats hearing this sadness.”
@puncsky wrote, “Heartbroken to hear about the senseless killing of Bob Lee in San Francisco. We need to pay attention to the safety of our communities and demand action to prevent these tragedies.”
Before his death, Bob Lee was a tech executive who co-founded the mobile payment platform Cash App, a mobile payment service available in the United States and the United Kingdom that allows users to transfer money to one another using a mobile phone app.
He also helped create the Android operating system for smartphones and was also the former Chief Technical Officer of Square, now known as Block, a payment platform co-founded by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
He previously worked as a software engineer for Google and was an active investor with financial positions in companies including Elon Musk’s SpaceX. During the pandemic, he helped the World Health Organization (WHO) develop their mobile app and, later, set up an at-home Covid-19 testing company.
”Crazy Bob”, as he sometimes called himself will be greatly missed by friends, colleagues, and family, Investors King understands.