How a simple idea gave birth to Phoneside

Passionate about computers and new technologies. Mehdi Maizate is moving towards specialized studies in IT to become a developer. When he starts working in this profession, he realizes that it was not practical to have the phone placed on the desk next to his work tool, which was the computer.

So in 2017, he decided to address his own need. A pencil, several sheets of paper, and he invented a first prototype of a phone holder for computers using a 3D printer... Phoneside was born! His colleagues, surprised and interested by this concept, put a flea in his ear... "there are a few things to do"

Mehdi surrounds himself with a team and the company is launched! We invest in 7 3D printers to produce the first series of Phoneside, a smartphone support for computers that is very useful and practical in times of teleworking where video conferencing is increasingly present. A very promising concept that we customize and offer to companies aspromotional item.

We were passionate about 3D printing; it allowed us to bring our concept to life and continually improve it thanks to the numerous feedback from our customers! However, it remains a technology that is much too slow for our many requests... We had to quickly move to the next stage: industrialization!

Phoneside V2 is ready! A new version that will no longer be 3D printed but industrialized using plastic injection! A mold had to be made, and several tens of thousands of euros were needed for its manufacture. It was difficult to find such a sum for our beginnings... So we decided to launch a crowdfunding campaign...

Our crowdfunding campaign was a great success, raising 35,000 euros on Kickstarter in less than a week! Our sincere thanks for the support of our 655 contributors ❤️.

A few months later, we are delighted to observe the results of our efforts and patience! Silver medalist at the famous Concours Lépine, listed in all Fnac stores in France and many large companies such as Facebook, Engie, and Société Générale, members of the Phoneside movement as business gifts personalized with their brand image!