In 2016, Kickmaker's founders recognized a critical gap in the hardware innovation ecosystem: brilliant startups and established corporations alike were struggling to bridge the treacherous chasm between prototype and mass production. Great ideas were dying in the 'valley of death' - that expensive, risky phase where engineering brilliance must meet industrial reality. So they built Kickmaker, a different kind of industrialization partner - one that combines deep technical expertise with a genuine maker culture to turn high-tech ambitions into market-ready realities.
Today, Kickmaker has grown into a global community of over 300 passionate engineers and industrial experts, operating across seven offices in France, China, and the United States, complete with urban micro-factories for hands-on prototyping and pre-series production. The team has successfully industrialized more than 300 products across diverse sectors from robotics and medical devices to electric mobility and consumer electronics. But what truly sets them apart is their holistic approach: they don't just design for manufacture, they design for sustainability, applying eco-design principles and fighting planned obsolescence to create products that respect both users and the planet. Their values - Passion, Excitement, and Goodwill - aren't just words on a wall; they're the DNA of a collaborative culture where autonomy, learning, and collective problem-solving transform complex challenges into engineering triumphs.