Bob Lee, a prominent software engineer, and entrepreneur who founded the mobile payment app Cash App and worked on Google’s Android operating system passed away at the age of 43 on April 5th, 2023. According to surveillance footage, Bob Lee was observed walking along Main St. in San Francisco’s Rincon Hill district with what appeared to be stab wounds in the upper left area of his chest. Lee had been working on a new cryptocurrency project called MobileCoin in recent years.
Lee was born in Chicago in 1979 and grew up in Indiana. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science in 2001. After graduation, he worked for a variety of tech companies, including Sun Microsystems and Atheros Communications, before joining Google in 2005.
During his time at Google, Lee worked on the company’s Android operating system, which has since become the world’s most popular mobile operating system. Lee left Google in 2009 to co-found Square with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Square is a mobile payment app that allows users to accept credit card payments using their smartphones or tablets.
Lee’s work on Square helped revolutionize the mobile payment industry and helped make it possible for small businesses to accept credit card payments without having to invest in expensive point-of-sale systems. Square went public in 2015 and is now worth more than $100 billion.
In recent years, Lee had been working on a new cryptocurrency project called MobileCoin. MobileCoin is designed to be a fast and secure digital currency that can be used for online purchases and other transactions. Lee was a key figure in the development of MobileCoin, and his death is a significant loss for the project.
Lee was known in the tech industry for his intelligence, creativity, and drive. He was also highly respected for his work in promoting diversity and inclusion in the tech industry. Lee was an active mentor and supporter of underrepresented groups in the industry and was committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive tech community.
The passing of Lee is a tragic loss for the tech industry and everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. He will be remembered for his contributions to the mobile payment industry and for his work on MobileCoin. Lee’s legacy will live on through the many people he mentored and inspired over the course of his career.
How Twitter Reacted to the Loss of Bob Lee
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.
— Dylan Field (@zoink) April 5, 2023
I just found out my good friend was killed last night while walking him in San Francisco
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) April 5, 2023
He was in the “good” part of the city and appeared to have been targeted in a random mugging/attack
Fuck San Francisco
Bob Lee, a leftist multimillionaire tech entrepreneur who created CashApp, was stabbed to death at 2:30am yesterday on a main street in San Francisco. Bob should have crossed the street. pic.twitter.com/HIQv2UXRNW
— David Vance (@DVATW) April 5, 2023
BREAKING – SHOCKING: We have all used what he created, but now, Cash App creator Bob Lee, 43, has been killed in San Francisco. He was stabbed to death in San Francisco, California. pic.twitter.com/78aUt8Iqar
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) April 5, 2023