Listen Labs, an AI startup specializing in automated customer interviews, has secured $69 million in Series B funding. The capital follows a widely publicized hiring campaign where the company placed a billboard in San Francisco’s tech-heavy SoMa district, directly challenging employees of major tech firms to join them. The funding round was led by prominent venture capital firms. The company plans to use the investment to accelerate the development and scaling of its core AI platform, which conducts large-scale, conversational customer interviews to generate qualitative insights for businesses. This approach aims to complement traditional quantitative data like surveys and analytics. The fresh capital will fuel engineering hiring, product expansion, and go-to-market efforts as demand for AI-driven customer research tools grows. Read the full article at: https://venturebeat.com/technology/listen-labs-raises-usd69m-after-viral-billboard-hiring-stunt-to-scale-ai