The New York Police Department confirmed that a man had been found dead Tuesday in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The source identified the man as tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh, a venture capitalist and CEO of Gokada, the Nigerian motorcycle company.
Saleh was last seen on surveillance footage Monday night, taking the elevator to his apartment building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the source said.
A man dressed on his back, who police say is suspected of being Saleh’s assailant, is seen in the video entering the elevator with him, according to the official. The elevator in the Saleh building goes directly to the apartment units there, the source said.
Once inside the Saleh department, the alleged assailant began attacking him, the source said.
When the CEO’s sister came to see him, he discovered Saleh’s torso in an area next to the living room, the official said.
Other sources of his body were placed in individual bags in the department, the source said.
Police have not yet determined a motive behind the appalling attack, the source said. New York Police are investigating how the attacker emerged from the apartment building.
Gokada confirmed Saleh’s “sudden and tragic” death on Twitter.
“Fahim was a great leader, inspiration and positive light for all of us,” the company wrote. “Our hearts go out to your friends, family and all those who feel the pain and anguish we are currently experiencing, here at Gokada. All updates and changes will be communicated to you as it unfolds. Forever in our hearts.” .
CNN has contacted the New York City medical examiner’s office and police for further comment.
As a high school student, Saleh founded PrankDial.com, a website for prerecorded prank phone calls that, he wrote in 2018, had generated more than $ 10 million since its inception. She continued to find and sell sites throughout her teens and her time at Bentley University.
Most recently, he founded venture capital firm Adventure Capital, which invested in startups for ridesharing in countries like Bangladesh and Colombia.
On Medium, where he regularly blogged, he called his Gokada foundation “one of the most important things he had ever done.” His limited knowledge of Nigeria’s transportation system at first rejected the Nigerians he tried to recruit for his startup.
The company raised more than $ 5 million and hired more than 800 drivers, but Gokada’s business was affected earlier this year when Lagos banned commercial motorcycles in the city. Saleh filmed a passionate plea on behalf of her employees to lift the ban. Meanwhile, the company focused on delivery and was working to launch a boat transportation service, he told CNN in February.
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