Helite was born in 2002 in Dijon, from the desire of Gérard Thevenot, our founder. A French engineer specialising in fluid mechanics and a passionate fan of light aeronautics (ULM, hang gliding, paramotor), he wanted to create personal protective equipment for high-risk sports, to offer everyone airbags adapted to their needs and their practice: motorbike, horse riding and cycling.

The high accident rate in these sports led to a search for protective solutions for motorbike riders. The first patent was filed for personal protection airbags.