Our manifesto

It all began in September 2016 in the corridors of the École des Ponts with a student project: the development of streamlined rooftop wind turbines to capture the wind on buildings. From that moment on, we were convinced that there could be no energy transition without the development of an energy mix in buildings. So we set ourselves the crazy challenge of using our technical know-how to supply cities with the greenest possible energy. 

We don't know yet, but we've got a long way to go. 

After 1 year, between exams and lectures, the first WindBox prototype saw the light of day in the École's laboratories. On the menu: fiberglass, wood and plastic. 

A few months later, our efforts were rewarded when we won the VINCI Innovation Award. For a year, we are incubated in the group's new incubator: Leonard.

What had previously been a student project takes another turn, with the creation of WIND my ROOF SAS in June 2018. Antoine becomes CEO and Yanis becomes CTO.

Then everything accelerated: a new WindBox V0.1 industrial prototype was assembled in the factory, and the WindBox was awarded the Solar Impulse Foundation label, becoming one of 1,000 solutions for the planet. 

We already believed it, now they're convinced too. In 2020, the family expanded with the addition of EIT InnoEnergy and VINCI Energies to the capital, and the support of BPI France. The €600,000 raised will enable us to accelerate recruitment, development and demonstrations. 

Production of the first series WindBoxes will start in 2022 at SIMRA, a French plant based in Saint-Nazaire and subsidiary of SEGULA Technologies. 

1 year later, we have reached a new milestone with the raising of 2M Euros from the Idec Group, a business angel and our historical investors to continue R&D and accelerate industrialization. A new step into the big league. 

Now we're working hard to develop WindBoxes that will provide a stable, local renewable electricity mix for your buildings. 

We can't wait to write the rest of this story. 

Antoine and Yanis