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 |
Woohoo! Just as b5media.com pulled way ahead on the Toronto Startup Index.
If you changed the name to 'Waterloo-Guelph" it would be more accurate. The Regional Municipality of Waterloo includes both Kitchener and Waterloo but not Guelph.
There's no precise definition of "startup" (Covarity has been around for more than six years, for example), but other companies that have the traffic to make this list include LoyaltyMatch, SparkMatrix, Aeyron, Miovision, FOSS Factory, MedShare and Lewis Media. Tungle is shared between Montreal and Waterloo.
BTW, RIM would rank below ProductWiki on this list.
Whereas Suited Media is the parent corporation, our property www.pokerspace.com is what should be up on this list.
