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 billboard campaign in San Francisco that directly recruited engineers from major tech firms by offering to double their salaries. This unconventional hiring stunt successfully attracted top talent and put the company on the map. The new capital will be used to accelerate the development and scaling of its core AI platform, which conducts automated, conversational interviews with customers at scale to generate qualitative insights for product and marketing teams. The company aims to move businesses away from traditional, slow survey methods toward real-time, AI-driven customer understanding. Read the full article at: https://venturebeat.com/technology/listen-labs-raises-usd69m-after-viral-billboard-hiring-stunt-to-scale-ai