A tech company executive called “ Crazy Bob ” who founded Cash App is stabbed to death in San Francisco
The 43-year-old father and tech mogul known as ‘Crazy Bob’, who founded CashApp, was stabbed ‘multiple times’ in the early hours after extending his business trip to San Francisco for a day.
- Father of two stabbed multiple times outside Rincon Hill skyscraper
- Bob Lee created popular brands Cash App and Android and invested in Elon Musk’s Space X.
- San Francisco police have yet to make any arrests in connection with the killing of the tech mogul
Tech mogul who helped create android and Cash app were stabbed to death in San Francisco.
Bob Lee, 43, was attacked in the city’s downtown Rincon Hill neighborhood at 2:35 am on Tuesday.
Police were called to the 300 block on Main Street near the entrance to a skyscraper and found a father of two suffering from multiple stab wounds.
Friends told the San Francisco Standard that he was visiting the area on business, but decided to stay one more day when he was stabbed.
Authorities confirmed he was taken to a hospital, but died of his injuries in the early hours.
Authorities have not yet made an arrest, and San Francisco police have not released details of the suspect.
Tech executive and investor Bob Lee, who helped create the Android and Cash apps, was stabbed to death in San Francisco on Tuesday night.
Police were called to the 300 block on Main Street near the entrance to a skyscraper and found a father of two suffering from multiple stab wounds.
In a statement they said: The victim was taken to a local hospital and is not in a life-threatening condition,” police said in a statement.
“Despite the efforts of first responders and medical personnel, the victim sustained injuries.”
Nicknamed “Crazy Bob” by friends, Lee was an active investor in a number of companies, including SpaceX, Clubhouse and Figma.
A heartbroken friend and colleague paid tribute to the tech executive, Joshua Goldbard said: “My heart is broken tonight”.
“Bob was a force of nature. He helped bring Android and CashApp to our world.
“Moby was his dream. A privacy wallet for the 21st century. I miss him every day.”
Bill Barhydt adds:
“He was a generous and decent man who didn’t deserve to be killed.”
Nicknamed “Crazy Bob” by friends, Lee was an active investor in a number of companies, including SpaceX, Clubhouse and Figma.
Authorities confirmed he was taken to a hospital, but died from his injuries early on.
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey tweeted, “This is real. Get a call. Heartbreaking. Bob contributed to Square and Cash App. STL bastards.”
The founder of cryptocurrency and payments company MobileCoin had been working with Lee, who has been chief product officer since November 2021, for two years.
Lee was Chief Technology Officer at Square (which recently changed its name to Block) when he developed and launched Square Cash in 2013.
Since then, the brand has grown into a Cash App with tens of millions of users in the US and UK.
Prior to that, he worked as a software engineer at Google from 2004 to 2010, helping design Android’s core libraries.
Police are asking anyone with information to come forward by calling SFPD’s tip line at 415-575-4444.
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