Two University of Waterloo startups voted top in Canada

Two companies that got their start at the University of Waterloo’s Velocity Garage have placed first and second in the Techvibes 2013 Canadian Startup Awards.

Thalmic Labs and Vidyard took first and second place in the “Startup of the Year 2013” category—making up 74 per cent of the 36,000 votes cast by Techvibes readers.

Thalmic Labs designs gesture control, wearable technology and continues to garner a lot of attention with their first product, the Myo armband.

Vidyard is a service that allows companies to better integrate video into their marketing strategy by simplifying video integration and providing in depth viewer analytics and engagement data.

Thalmic won the Startup of the Year title, with 40 per cent of the vote, and Vidyard came in a close second with 34 per cent. Techvibes is an online media property that covers social, mobile and startup news that affects Canadians. The awards were established in 2012.