Timeleft
In short: Timeleft is a group dining app that seats members at weekly dinners with strangers, led by French entrepreneur and co-founder Maxime Barbier. According to the company, it runs dinners in more than 80 cities across 23 countries. DII covers it as a social discovery product that sits close to dating.
Key facts
| Type | Service |
|---|---|
| Founder | Maxime Barbier, a French entrepreneur, is CEO and co-founder [The Globe and Mail] |
| Fact | Operates in more than 80 cities across 23 countries, according to the company [The Globe and Mail] |
| Fact | Members complete a questionnaire and are matched with five others in their city for a weekly Wednesday dinner; the restaurant is revealed that morning [The Globe and Mail] |
| Fact | In Canada, convenes more than 400 people a week across six cities [The Globe and Mail] |
| Fact | DII described Timeleft as a European group dining app questioned on its dating versus social function [Dating Industry Insights, March 2026] |
| Fact | DII described Timeleft as a group dinner app that has raised venture funding [Dating Industry Insights, April 2026] |
About Timeleft
Timeleft is an app that organises dinners between strangers. Members complete a detailed questionnaire about personality, identity and dining preferences, and are then matched with five other people in their city for a Wednesday dinner. The restaurant is revealed only on the morning of the dinner. There are no profiles and no swiping.
The Globe and Mail described Maxime Barbier, a French entrepreneur, as Timeleft's CEO and co-founder. The newspaper reported, citing the company, that Timeleft operates in more than 80 cities across 23 countries. In Canada it was convening more than 400 people a week across six cities: Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa.
Timeleft is not strictly a dating app, but DII has covered it alongside dating products. In 2026 DII described it as a European or international group dinner app, and questioned whether its function is dating or wider socialising. DII has also described it as having raised venture funding and as a paid group dinner app. Its stories give different member totals, over 3 million in one and over 4 million in another, so no figure is given here.
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Questions about Timeleft
What is Timeleft?
Timeleft is an app that seats members at a weekly dinner with strangers, matched by a questionnaire.
Who founded Timeleft?
The Globe and Mail names Maxime Barbier, a French entrepreneur, as CEO and co-founder.