Cash App founder Bob Lee dies at 43
Lee had been serving as chief product officer of MobileCoin since 2021.
Bob Lee, founder of Cash App and the former chief technology officer of Square, died Tuesday in San Francisco.
The San Francisco Chronicle and other outlets reported 43-year-old Lee died after being fatally stabbed early Tuesday morning, citing unnamed sources and police.
MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency and digital payments startup where Lee had been serving as chief product officer since 2021, issued a statement confirming Lee's death without naming a cause.
“Our 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,” said Josh Goldbard, CEO of MobileCoin. “Bob was a dynamo, a force of nature. Bob was the genuine article.”
The San Francisco Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The department said in a Tuesday evening statement that officers responded earlier that morning to a report of a stabbing and found a 43-year-old male victim, who was taken to a hospital and succumbed to his injuries there. The report did not identify the victim and stated that no arrests have been made in the case.