Listen Labs, an AI startup specializing in automating customer interviews, has secured $69 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from existing investors. The company gained significant attention earlier this year through a viral marketing campaign where it placed a billboard in San Francisco’s tech hub offering a $10,000 signing bonus to attract engineers. The new capital will be used to accelerate product development and expand the company’s go-to-market efforts. Listen Labs’ platform uses artificial intelligence to conduct and analyze customer interviews at scale, aiming to help businesses gather qualitative insights more efficiently than traditional methods. The funding indicates strong investor confidence in applying AI to market research and customer discovery. Read the full article at: https://venturebeat.com/technology/listen-labs-raises-usd69m-after-viral-billboard-hiring-stunt-to-scale-ai