8Bit’s on a mission to empower SA’s indie publishers and beyond

8Bit Media has been extremely busy in the past six months. In between 88mph’s accelerator programme, founder Tom Kennedy and his significant other having their first kid, and successfully pitching at Net Prophet’s SparkUp Live, the startup has been adding a host of new features and is constantly expanding its vision of empowering local independent publishers. With a cool new tool called 8Bit Engage, the company is currently helping local indie sites promote each other’s content and boost impressions, and its crusade has been nothing short of exciting.

Kennedy is also the co-founder of local events and culture site Don’t Party, which means that he’s well aware of the difficulties in running an independent publishing company in South Africa.