Buy now, pay later market darling Afterpay will raise $1 billion in fresh capital as part of a strategy to speed up its global expansion, with founders Anthony Eisen and Nicholas Molnar selling $250 million in shares as part of the process.
Eisen and Molnar will each sell off 2.05 million shares alongside the placement, worth a total of around $250 million, representing 10 per cent of their respective holdings in the company. This is the second time in just over 12 months the two founders have sold shares in the company, with the duo selling around $100 million in shares last June.
After hitting a low of around $8.90 in late March, Afterpay's share price has skyrocketed over 660 per cent, valuing the company at nearly $20 billion and defying analyst and investor expectations. This will include expansion into new markets such as Canada, which it has pinned for entry in the latter half of the 2021 financial year. Afterpay is also exploring a number of acquisitions to help its roll-out in new markets.
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