Shortly after the death of the 43-year-old was announced, the tech community started paying tributes to him
The founder of CashApp and the Chief Product Officer of Mobile Coin, Bob Lee, has been killed.
Before joining MobileCoin, Mr Lee worked at Google for the first few years of Android.
He focused on core library development before he then joined Square, the payment company that later became Block.
Mr Lee helped Block to develop its Android app. He became the company’s first CTO and also created Cash App.
Also known as ‘Crazy Bob,’ Mr Lee was an investor in tech startups as well.
According to his LinkedIn profile, he invested in SpaceX, Clubhouse, Tile, Figma, Faire, Orchid, Addressable, Nana, and Ticket Fairy.
He also invested in Gowalla, Asha, SiPhox, Netswitch, Found, and others.
How He Was Killed
Mr Lee was killed in a fatal stabbing in San Francisco on Tuesday morning.
The San Francisco Police Department received a report of his stabbing in the early hours of Tuesday.
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He was taken to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries.
Following the news, the tech community was thrown into grief.
Tributes
Shortly after the death of the 43-year-old was announced, the tech community started paying tributes to him.
“It’s real. Getting calls. Heartbreaking. Bob was instrumental to Square and Cash App. STL guy,” Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Block, wrote.
“So sad to hear of @crazybob’s untimely passing. I first met him in summer 2006 — he didn’t care that I was only 14 and we talked tech / geeked out about programming.
“We remained connected over the years and he was an early supporter of Figma.
“It’s so hard to believe he is gone,” Figma CEO Dylan Field wrote on Twitter.
So far, no arrests have been made in the case and the San Francisco Police Department hasn’t shared any additional details.
