Bob Lee, Cash App founder and executive at cryptocurrency company MobileCoin, died on Tuesday after a “horrific” act in San Francisco, according to San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.
Police went to a report of a stabbing early Tuesday, around 2:35 a.m., and discovered a 43-year-old man suffering from stab wounds, a San Francisco Police Department report said.
The victim was not identified in the report, but the details fit Lee, who was 43 years old.
Officers summoned medics, who transported the victim to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to the police report, adding that the victim perished as a result of his injuries.
“We do not tolerate these horrific acts of violence in San Francisco,” Jenkins said.
I want to extend my sincerest condolences to Mr. Lee’s family members & loved ones for his loss. We do not tolerate these horrific acts of violence in San Francisco.
At this time no arrests have been made. Anyone w/ information is asked to call @SFPD Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444. https://t.co/J7V8N4gake
— Brooke Jenkins 謝安宜 (@BrookeJenkinsSF) April 5, 2023
Lee served as the first chief technology officer at Square, a digital payment company founded by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
“Bob was a dynamo, a force of nature,” Joshua Goldbard, the CEO of MobileCoin, told ABC News in a statement.
“He was made for the world that is being born right now, he was a child of dreams, and whatever he imagined, no matter how crazy, he made real,” Goldbard added.
During the 2000s, Lee worked at Google, where he helped develop Android.
Cash App and the San Francisco Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Lee is survived by his wife, Krista, and their two children.
“Bob’s real resume is the hearts and minds he touched in his time on earth,” Goldbard said. “Bob’s legacy is the feeling that you can make a difference if you try, and of course his amazing children.”
