Listen Labs, an AI startup specializing in automated customer interviews, has secured $69 million in a Series B funding round led by Accel. The capital follows a viral marketing campaign where the company used a billboard in San Francisco to directly recruit engineers, which significantly boosted its public profile. The funds will be used to scale the company’s core technology, which uses AI to conduct and analyze large volumes of customer interviews, transforming qualitative feedback into actionable business insights for product and marketing teams. The company reports that its platform can automate up to 90% of the traditional customer interview process, allowing for faster and more scalable data collection. Read the full article at: https://venturebeat.com/technology/listen-labs-raises-usd69m-after-viral-billboard-hiring-stunt-to-scale-ai