
Timefold is a leading open-source AI solver and platform specializing in complex scheduling and routing optimization for enterprise companies. It offers PlanningAI capabilities to help businesses optimize operations and scheduling faster, smarter, and more efficiently. The platform is built on a fork of OptaPlanner by its original creators, providing a robust foundation for planning optimization. Timefold's mission is to make planning optimization accessible to everyone by developing software that empowers developers to leverage a powerful solver through programming rather than writing complex mathematical algorithms. They offer real-world, ready-to-use models for Field Service Routing and Employee Shift Scheduling, with more models like Machine Job Scheduling and Last Mile Delivery Routing coming soon. The company also provides managed services, insights from model runs, and the ability to run multiple models simultaneously, all from a single, powerful platform. Timefold champions an open-core model, allowing the community to freely leverage and extend its core platform capabilities.

Timefold is a leading open-source AI solver and platform specializing in complex scheduling and routing optimization for enterprise companies. It offers PlanningAI capabilities to help businesses optimize operations and scheduling faster, smarter, and more efficiently. The platform is built on a fork of OptaPlanner by its original creators, providing a robust foundation for planning optimization. Timefold's mission is to make planning optimization accessible to everyone by developing software that empowers developers to leverage a powerful solver through programming rather than writing complex mathematical algorithms. They offer real-world, ready-to-use models for Field Service Routing and Employee Shift Scheduling, with more models like Machine Job Scheduling and Last Mile Delivery Routing coming soon. The company also provides managed services, insights from model runs, and the ability to run multiple models simultaneously, all from a single, powerful platform. Timefold champions an open-core model, allowing the community to freely leverage and extend its core platform capabilities.
Headquarters: Ghent, Belgium
Founded: 2022
Product: API-first PlanningAI platform for complex scheduling, routing and workforce optimization
Open-source: Open-core solver (fork of OptaPlanner) with community and enterprise offerings
Recent funding: Seed round Sep 17, 2024 (€6M) — investors include Lakestar and SmartFin
Complex scheduling, routing, workforce/shift optimization and planning for enterprise operations.
2022
Enterprise software / AI-driven optimization
€2,000,000
Investment announced March 29, 2023
€6,000,000
Seed round announced September 17, 2024 with participation from returning investor Smartfin
“Investors include Lakestar, SmartFin and angel/investor Thomas Bonte”