Listen Labs, a startup specializing in AI-powered customer interview analysis, has secured $69 million in Series B funding. The round was led by prominent venture capital firms following significant attention generated by a viral marketing campaign. The company’s unconventional hiring tactic involved placing a billboard in San Francisco that directly challenged OpenAI employees to join their team, successfully attracting talent and industry notice. The new capital will be used to scale the company’s core technology, which automates the process of conducting and analyzing customer interviews using artificial intelligence. This allows businesses to rapidly gather and synthesize qualitative feedback at scale. The funding indicates strong investor confidence in applying AI to market research and customer discovery processes. Read the full article at: https://venturebeat.com/technology/listen-labs-raises-usd69m-after-viral-billboard-hiring-stunt-to-scale-ai