Welcome to the first edition of the Techvibes Kitchener-Waterloo Start-up Index. The index ranks Kitchener-Waterloo area tech start-ups based on an average of Alexa and Compete traffic rankings. Previously, some of these companies were grouped in the Toronto index, but we decided that Kitchener-Waterloo is distant and active enough to warrant its own list. Criteria and other details are available on the Start-up Index page. This month, there may be some large shifts due to an overhaul of Alexa’s traffic sources. Admittedly, we've probably missed companies. If you have any suggestions for companies to add to the index, please post them in the comments for this post.
| Rank | Name | Alexa | Compete | Average |
| 1 | ProductWiki | 34,224 | 29,714 | 31,969 |
| 2 | AideRSS | 101,362 | 87,350 | 94,356 |
| 3 | Moxy Media | 330,563 | 105,132 | 217,848 |
| 4 | Well.ca | 371,890 | 220,328 | 296,109 |
| 5 | Semacode | 434,256 | 637,651 | 535,954 |
| 6 | Brainpark | 3,529,513 | 862,390 | 2,195,952 |
| 7 | Jack of All Links | 558,056 | - | 558,056 |
| 8 | IGLOO | 2,695,368 | - | 2,695,368 |
| 9 | LiveHive | 3,471,207 | - | 3,471,207 |
| 10 | Suited Media | 3,946,658 | - | 3,946,658 |
| 11 | Covarity | 4,009,063 | - | 4,009,063 |
Greg Andrews
Greg Andrews is a Writer and Web Developer and for Techvibes. Born and raised in Edmonton, Greg was blogging about his high school drama long before it was fashionable. In the Spring of 2007, half a year out of school, Greg moved to Vancouver in search of interesting technology and the Canadian dream. His personal sites are gregcorp.com and miscellani.ca.
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