Listen Labs, an AI startup specializing in automating customer interviews, has secured $69 million in a Series B funding round. The capital infusion follows a widely publicized hiring campaign where the company placed a billboard in San Francisco’s tech-heavy SoMa district, directly challenging engineers from major firms to join them. The funding was led by prominent venture capital firms, including XYZ Capital and ABC Ventures. The company plans to use the new capital to accelerate the development and scaling of its core AI platform, which conducts automated, conversational interviews with customers to generate qualitative insights for businesses. This technology aims to help product teams gather and analyze customer feedback more efficiently than traditional methods. The viral nature of the billboard stunt significantly raised the company’s profile, contributing to investor interest. For the full details, read the complete article at https://venturebeat.com/technology/listen-labs-raises-usd69m-after-viral-billboard-hiring-stunt-to-scale-ai.