Bob Lee, a technology executive who created Cash App and was currently chief product officer of MobileCoin, was fatally stabbed in San Francisco early Tuesday, according to the cryptocurrency platform and police.
The San Francisco Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to a report of a stabbing on Main Street at 2:35 a.m. Tuesday and found a 43-year-old man suffering from apparent stab wounds. The victim died at a hospital.
Police did not identify the victim but MobileCoin confirmed LeeB次元官网网址檚 death in response to an email from The Associated Press on Wednesday.
B次元官网网址淥ur dear friend and colleague, Bob Lee passed away yesterday at the age of 43, survived by a loving family and collection of close friends and collaborators,B次元官网网址� MobileCoin CEO Josh Goldbard said in a statement.
Lee was B次元官网网址渕ade for the new world,B次元官网网址� Goldbard wrote.
B次元官网网址淔rom large contributions to Android at google, to being the first CTO of Square, in that time creating CashApp, and working with us here at Mobilecoin, Bob surely had an impact that will last far beyond his short time on earth,B次元官网网址� he said.
Lee came to MobileCoin as an early stage investor and advisor, then became chief product officer and helped launch the Moby app, Goldbard said. Lee was the chief technology officer at digital payments company Square in 2013 when it launched a money transfer application now known as Cash App.
Prominent venture capitalist Ron Conway, founder of the San Francisco-based investment firm SV Angel, tweeted Wednesday that LeeB次元官网网址檚 loss was an immense tragedy.
B次元官网网址淒eepest condolences to BobB次元官网网址檚 family and to the entire tech community,B次元官网网址� Conway said. B次元官网网址淩emembering fondly when Bob gave an inspiring talk at our CEO Summit. WeB次元官网网址檝e lost a great innovator, intelligence, and spirit. Praying a suspect is apprehended swiftly.B次元官网网址�
The police statement did not provide any details on the circumstances of the stabbing.
B次元官网网址淭his is an open and active investigation. For that reason we are not releasing further information,B次元官网网址� Officer Niccole Pacchetti, a public information officer, said in an email. B次元官网网址淲e will provide further details when they become available.B次元官网网址�
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