What Timeleft does

Timeleft is a Paris-based, mobile-first social platform that curates weekly in-person group experiences — primarily dinners, with additional drinks and runs formats — for strangers in the same city. Users complete an approximately 50-question personality assessment on sign-up and are grouped into tables of 5–6 strangers, balanced by age range, language, personality, and dietary/budget preferences. The venue and full group composition are withheld until shortly before the event, a deliberate design choice that reduces pre-event friction and amplifies the social surprise. A post-event messaging layer (Timeleft Connect) extends engagement beyond the single interaction. The product is distributed via iOS, Android, and web, and is GDPR/CCPA compliant with EU-hosted infrastructure.

The underlying technology combines a personality-based recommendation engine with operational logistics — venue sourcing, reservation management, and group composition — handled end-to-end by the platform. Technology stack includes Supabase for backend-as-a-service, Twilio for communications, Cloudways for EU-based hosting, with Klaviyo, Customer.io, Meta, and Zendesk as supporting subprocessors. The product operates across 52 countries and 200+ cities, supported by an ambassador program that pays 50% commissions on referred sales. Notable distribution partnerships include Airbnb (Airbnb Original in Paris) and Teremana Tequila (13-city US campaign).

Timeleft monetizes through per-event ticket sales (historically €12.90 for a trial dinner) and monthly subscriptions (€19.90/month in Paris, €12.99/month in Italy), with food and beverages paid separately at the venue. The company has achieved €18M ARR approximately 20 months after operational launch, 3M+ members, 150K monthly active users, and 720 daily bookings. Headcount expanded from 4 to 92 employees across 30+ nationalities in 18 months. The company was funded by FJ Labs and Shilling VC in October 2021 and remains privately held under the legal entity Timeleft SAS.

Name

Timeleft

Legal name

Timeleft SAS

Website

https://timeleft.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Timeleft is a Paris-based mobile platform that uses personality-based matching to group strangers into weekly curated dinners, drinks, and runs across 52 countries, monetizing through event tickets and subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Experience Platform

NAICS

Special Food Services (7223), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

On-Site Event Operations & Day-Of Coordination (HSACAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Experiences & Event Services Marketplaces (Photographers, Caterers, DJs) (BPAMAHAK), Event Day Personal Assistance (On-site Concierge) (HSACAIAM), Party Venue Sourcing & Booking Services (HSACACAL)

Keywords

• Social meetup platform
• Group dining experiences
• Personality matching app
• Friendship discovery service
• Curated social events

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription (Monthly): Users can subscribe for recurring monthly access, with automatic renewal at the end of each period. The subscription grants access to all event bookings and the Timeleft Connect messaging feature. Subscriptions are billed in advance through the platform, Apple App Store, or Google Play Store depending on the access point. After subscription expiration, messaging access remains free but without service guarantees.
2. Ticket (One-Time): Users can purchase a single ticket for a specified duration, granting access for a discrete event period without automatic renewal. Tickets are non-refundable and take effect immediately upon purchase.
3. Event Ticket Sales: Timeleft charges users a per-event entrance fee for dinner reservations. The fee covers the matching, venue booking, and group logistics. Food and drinks at the restaurant are paid for separately by participants at the venue. Historical pricing included €12.90 for a trial dinner and €19.90 for a full monthly subscription in Paris.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Timeleft is a mobile and web platform that matches strangers for curated in-person social gatherings, primarily group dinners, but also drinks and runs. Users complete a personality questionnaire (approximately 50 questions) and are grouped with 5-6 compatible strangers based on age, personality type, language preference, and dietary/budget preferences. The platform handles end-to-end logistics—venue sourcing, reservation management, group composition—and reveals the restaurant address and full group details shortly before the event. It operates across 200+ cities in 52 countries, with 3M+ members, 80,000+ dinners attended, and 720 daily bookings.

Product overview

Timeleft is a social dining and meetup platform that operates as a single unified mobile/web application. The core offering consists of in-person group experiences—primarily dinners, but also drinks and runs—where strangers are matched based on personality assessments. The platform handles venue selection, group formation, and event logistics. Key features include the personality quiz matching system, Timeleft Connect messaging for post-event communication, and an ambassador/affiliate program. The service operates across 200+ cities in 52 countries, charging users for event bookings while providing the matching and venue coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Timeleft Platform Mobile (iOS/Android) and web platform that matches strangers for curated in-person social gatherings using personality-based matching, handling venue booking, group composition, and event logistics end-to-end.
• Dinners Weekly group dinners where users are matched with five strangers based on personality, age, and language preferences; venue is revealed the day before the event.
• Drinks Casual bar meetups that serve as low-key, low-cost, high-vibe social events in the Timeleft platform.
• Runs Relaxed, easy group runs where participants can chat and connect while exercising together.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80,000+ dinners attended
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.

• Teremana TequilaflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 May 2026Teremana Tequila launched its 'Share the Table, Share the Mana' campaign in partnership with Timeleft to encourage Americans to rediscover face-to-face social connection. The initiative holds curated events every Thursday through August at bars and restaurants across 13 U.S. cities. The campaign responds to data showing declining personal connection and is grounded in Teremana's Mana philosophy.
• AirbnbflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerAirbnb co-branded a social dining experience with Timeleft that is now available as an 'Airbnb Original' in Paris, pairing travelers and locals for dinners at surprise venues. This partnership is part of Airbnb's broader strategy to expand beyond accommodation by owning more of the trip itinerary, capturing social experiences within its ecosystem.
• BoltminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTimeleft partnered with Bolt to provide safe, convenient, and reliable rides to Timeleft dinners in France, Spain, and Portugal. The partnership offers exclusive discount codes for Timeleft users (e.g., €10 off in France, 60% off up to €15 in Spain, 70% off up to €10 in Portugal), addressing the 'last mile' transportation challenge for event attendees.
• Lisbon Partner Restaurants (50+ restaurants)coreOthersTimeleft partnered with 50+ restaurants in Lisbon to host its weekly dinners. The company sourced and managed venue reservations as part of its core service offering, providing restaurants with a steady stream of dine-in customers.
• Porto Partner RestaurantscoreOthersTimeleft established key partnerships with local restaurants in Porto for its launch in the city, setting 35 tables for the inaugural dinner event to accommodate demand.
• CloudwayscoreTechnology or IntegrationCloudways is the hosting provider for the Timeleft platform (website and mobile app), providing server infrastructure. The company is listed as the Platform host in Timeleft's Terms & Conditions, located in Malta.
• Google EUcoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle EU is listed as a data subprocessors under Timeleft's privacy policy, handling data processing operations in compliance with GDPR.
• SupabasecoreTechnology or IntegrationSupabase is listed as a data subprocessor in Timeleft's privacy policy, providing backend-as-a-service infrastructure for the platform.
• TwiliocoreTechnology or IntegrationTwilio is listed as a data subprocessor in Timeleft's privacy policy, providing communication infrastructure (likely SMS/notification services).

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Luma: Luma is a modern event hosting platform focused on curated community events and meetups. Timeleft lists Luma as a data subprocessor, indicating integration overlap; both serve organizers running in-person social gatherings in major cities.
• Patook: Patook is a strictly platonic friend-finding app that explicitly bans romance. It competes with Timeleft in the urban friendship-discovery space, though it operates digitally rather than through in-person event coordination.
• CitySocializer: CitySocializer is a platform for meeting new people in your city through group activities and events. It is a direct conceptual competitor in the urban-socializing-meetup category, though smaller in scale than Timeleft's claimed 3M+ members.
• Friender: Friender is a friendship app matching people based on interests and activities for meetups. It overlaps with Timeleft's proposition of structured, activity-based introductions, though it lacks the dinner-event logistics layer.
• Vina: Vina is a women-focused friendship app for meeting like-minded people locally. It targets a similar urban, adult-female demographic to one of Timeleft's core user segments, though it is app-only without the curated group-dinner format.
• Thursday (dating app): Thursday limits dating app usage to one day per week, hosting in-person events to combat digital fatigue. It shares Timeleft's thesis that offline, curated, time-bounded social interaction beats swipe-based models.

Direct peers

• Meetup: Meetup is the largest platform for organizing and joining local in-person interest-based groups. It directly competes with Timeleft in facilitating offline social gatherings among strangers, though it is organizer-led rather than personality-matched.
• Bumble BFF: Bumble's friendship mode targets the same urban loneliness pain point as Timeleft, helping adults form platonic connections. Bumble BFF is a direct competitor in the friendship-discovery category, backed by significantly larger resources.

Broad incumbents

• Airbnb Experiences: Airbnb Experiences hosts curated local activities including dinners with locals. Timeleft is actually distributed through Airbnb as an Airbnb Original in Paris, making Airbnb both a partner and a broad incumbent offering overlapping curated social experiences.
• Eventbrite: Eventbrite is a leading events marketplace that enables organizers to host and monetize in-person experiences. While broader in scope (concerts, classes, conferences), it competes for the same organizer mindshare and consumer social-event wallet share.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/timeleft
• Xx.com/apptimeleft
• Facebookfacebook.com/timeleftapp

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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