Cash App creator killed in San Francisco stabbing
The Straits Times|April 07, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO - Mr Bob Lee, the former chief technology officer (CTO) of Square who helped create Cash App, died after being attacked in San Francisco, prompting the city's top law enforcement official to decry a "senseless act of violence".
Cash App creator killed in San Francisco stabbing

At the time of his death, Mr Lee was working as chief product officer at MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency start-up founded in 2017, and acted as an angel investor for companies like Tile and Figma.

The San Francisco Police Department said on its website that officers found a 43-year-old man with stab wounds after responding to a call at 2.35am, and the person later died in hospital.

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