The makings of billionaires: A brief history of Afterpay Afterpay co-founder Nick Molnar. Source: supplied. Aussie fintech success story Afterpay has accepted a $39 billion acquisition offer, having never turned a profit or (for the time being at least) paid out a dividend to its investors. It’s the leader of the buy-now, pay-later pack; the great disruptor and the ultimate COVID-19 growth story. An uptick during COVID-19, as retailers shifted their operations online, landed Afterpay an enterprise value more than 32-times bigger than was forecast for 2021. Now, it’s one of Australia’s bonafide tech darlings, boasting a market cap of over $37 billion, at the time of writing.