Faigy Mayer
Introduction
Faigy Mayer was an American entrepreneur. She was the founder, CEO, and iOS developer of Appton, an app development company. She was also a member of Footsteps, a group which provides social and emotional support.
Early life
Daughter of Israel and Chava Mayer, Faigy Mayer attained her undergraduate degree from Touro College. She left the Hasidic Belz community in Brooklyn’s Boro Park in 2010 when she was 24 years old.She matriculated to Johns Hopkins University, earning a graduation degree in 2015, and later received a master’s in accounting and computer science at the City University of New York-Brooklyn College.
Career
As an iOS developer, Mayer had created many iOS apps, including New York restaurant tip calculator, NYCTips, and a parking app called Carma.
Death
In 2015, Mayer committed suicide by jumping off from a 20th floor rooftop bar known as 230 Fifth in Manhattan’s trendy Flatiron District.