SpeedDate started with a simple frustration: most online dating feels transactional, exhausting, and fake. We wanted something that felt like actually meeting people — live, spontaneous, and real.
They turned human connection into a catalogue. Swipe left, swipe right. A photo and a bio reduced to a split-second judgment. Hundreds of matches that never turn into conversations.
We think the problem isn't the people — it's the format. When you give two humans five minutes and a reason to talk, something almost always happens. Curiosity kicks in. Walls come down. You find out the person on the other end is interesting, funny, surprising.
SpeedDate is our attempt to bring that back — the feeling of actually meeting someone. No swiping. No ghosting. No weeks of messaging before a first call. Just people, talking, five minutes at a time.
The principles behind every product decision we make.
Real-time conversation creates genuine connection. We'll always prioritise the live experience over async messaging.
Your data is yours. We collect the minimum necessary, never sell anything, and build privacy into the architecture.
LGBTQ+ events aren't a checkbox — they're a first-class format. Everyone deserves a space genuinely made for them.
No fake urgency. No addictive loops. No ads. We'd rather build something you love than something you scroll for hours and regret.
Every feature we ship has to justify its existence. The best product gets out of the way and lets two people connect.
A dating platform has a special responsibility. We take moderation, reporting, and user safety more seriously than anything else we build.
A small, fully remote team spread across four time zones.
We're hiring! jobs@speed-dating.org
The best way to understand SpeedDate is to try it. Join an event tonight — it takes 2 minutes to sign up and costs nothing.