Datagate gets capital for North American push

Datagate provides online billing and reporting portals for usage-based services.
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26 January 2017
NZ cloud software company Datagate
gets capital for North American push

AUCKLAND. New Zealand cloud software start-up Datagate Innovation Limited
has raised more than $1m in capital as it gears up to hire salespeople and start
selling into the North American market.

For customers including a network of Spark resellers and one of New Zealand’s largest
IT services companies, Datagate’s cloud billing solution provides online billing,
reporting and customer self-service for usage-based services.

Datagate has raised $1,042,794 from new and existing investors, more than double its
$500,000 target. The capital raise was originally a rights issue for existing investors,
but strong interest saw Datagate extend the issue to include new investors, says CEO
Mark Loveys.

“We’re enjoying strong support from the investor community. One of our customers has
invested $100,000, Government investment vehicle NZVIF $70,000 and angel
investment group Enterprise Angels just over $300,000,” he says.

"The beauty of the angel groups is that they bring so much more than money to the
table. They offer valuable networks, advice and introductions.”

Enterprise Angels joins Datagate’s two existing angel group investors: Ice Angels
Nominees Ltd and FKA Nominees Ltd, better known as Flying Kiwi Angels.

“As we hire salespeople and prepare to enter the North American market later this
year, our investor networks and expertise will assist with customer acquisition and
strategic decision making,” Mark Loveys says.

“For example, Arron Patterson – who is Dell EMC Chief Technology Officer for Asia
Pacific and Japan, and a start-up investor/mentor for Flying Kiwi Angels - has just
joined BankLink founder Malcolm McDonald on the Datagate board. These two
investors alone bring enormous market expertise and valuable introductions, and they
are just one part of our broader investor network.”

Arron Patterson says Datagate’s value is that it can bill, rate and present virtually any
service that is subscription or usage-based.

“Part of my regional CTO role is to evaluate the cloud IT service provider market. One
of the persistent challenges for these organisations is the need to carve up a service
stream and give it to multiple metered customers. Metered billing continues to be an
issue for managed service providers the world over, which is why Datagate has global
growth potential,” he says.

Datagate provides online billing and reporting portals for usage-based services.
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An additional 352,328 shares in Datagate Innovation Limited have been issued for
$1.20 per share, 20 percent above the share price of the first seed capital round which
closed in February 2016.

Formerly a wholly-owned division of NZAX-listed Enprise Group (ENS), in 2015
Datagate was established as a joint venture between Enprise Group and new
investors, including the Ice Angels, VIF, Flying Kiwi Angels and Datagate management.
First round seed funding of $1.46 million was raised in February 2016 and a separate
board established, BankLink founder Malcolm McDonald joined the board as a director
and Enprise CEO and co-founder Mark Loveys was appointed CEO.

About Enprise Group
Listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange Alternative Market (NZAX) on 1 December
2014, Enprise Group (ENS) has two operating divisions: Enprise Solutions and joint
venture Datagate Innovation Ltd.

Enprise Solutions is a cloud business software company that is the leading trans-
Tasman provider of solutions based on the MYOB EXO and MYOB Advanced software
platforms. Enprise Solutions offers cloud options for every piece of software it sells,
including a broad range of companion products to extend the power of the MYOB
Advanced and MYOB EXO platforms. The company supports around 750 MYOB EXO
and MYOB Advanced customers across Australia and New Zealand.

Datagate Innovation Ltd provides online billing and reporting solutions for businesses
that bill according to subscription or usage.

Datagate opens up new recurring revenue opportunities for Telcos, Utilities, Retailers
and Managed Service Providers by allowing them to sell, price and invoice their
customers for a wide range of services – including phone, internet, electricity and
software – all on a single invoice under their own branding.

Datagate’s friendly and intuitive “white labelled” self-service portal reduces time and
cost for both the customer and the service provider. A strong feature is customer self-
service where customers can log in to view and analyse consumption data, as well as
view and pay invoices online.

Datagate's largest shareholder is Enprise Group (NZAX: ENS) with the balance
privately held.

Visit http://www.datagate-i.com/
to see Datagate at work.

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Released by Sayle Noble & Associates on behalf of Enprise Group and Datagate
Innovation Limited. For more information please contact Datagate CEO Mark Loveys:
tel +64 275 971 889, email mark.loveys@datagate-i.com
; or Caroline Sayle: tel +64 9
307 8450, email caros@noble.co.nz