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✨ Success Story – InnoPark Participant We are pleased to share with you the success story of Amine Zinaï’s project…
About us
Passionate about sailing for over 30 years, Amine Zinai has always been dedicated to water sports. Whether windsurfing, sailing, wing-foiling, or kite-surfing, he now enjoys extensive experience navigating across the world’s oceans.
A Structural and Materials Engineer, he is also specialized in Project Management, Business Consulting and Organization, and Sports Management. As the head of several companies over the years, he has initiated numerous successful partnerships.
Since 2008, he has been working in Geneva, Switzerland, in the field of Human Resources.
The Birth of the Concept
It was a “close call at sea”, experienced by Amine during a solo sailing trip in the Mediterranean, that led to the invention of the Viescible ladder.
While sailing between Toulon and Corsica, he found himself with a jammed halyard at the top of the mast in rough weather. Unable to reef the sail and with the wind still strengthening, Amine had no choice but to climb to the top of the mast to free the rigging.
Back on land, badly bruised after that ordeal, I looked for a ladder I could install on my sailboat.
When I realized such a thing didn’t exist, I decided to invent one, explains the designer.
Key Dates in the Viescible Inflatable Ladder’s Development
The development of the Viescible ladder began in 2020, driven from the very start by a clear ambition: to produce a high-quality product, made in Switzerland.
The concept was quickly patented, before being officially unveiled at the Paris Boat Show in December 2022.
In 2023
The Viescible ladder received both the Grand Prize of the City of Geneva and the Gold Medal at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions — competing against more than 1,500 other inventions.
For the team, it was a true moment of recognition and achievement!
Since then
The product’s development has continued to progress steadily. The equipment has been presented to the public several times, notably at major boat shows.
Several significant partnerships have also been established — for example, with boat manufacturers who immediately showed strong interest in the innovation.
Finally
Beyond the nautical sector, the Viescible inflatable ladder has also proven its relevance in many other fields — such as construction, emergency response, and evacuation systems — areas in which we are actively expanding our presence.
“Today, the company has an ambitious development plan. We are planning significant production investments to ensure we stay as close as possible to all our clients.
Talks are currently underway with certain industrial partners and/or investors regarding capital participation, yet we remain open to new financial partners willing to join and support our growth.”
Amine Zinai, Creator of the Viescible Concept
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Paris Boat Show 2022
https://youtu.be/Vc7XC3JHICg A product of incredible simplicity: The ladder is revolutionary, it adapts to all types of sailboats. We manufacture and…
