Listen Labs, an AI startup specializing in automating customer interviews, has secured $69 million in a Series B funding round. The capital injection follows a viral marketing campaign where the company placed a billboard in San Francisco’s tech-heavy SoMa district, directly advertising a job opening for an AI engineer. The unorthodox hiring tactic generated significant online buzz and media coverage, which the company leveraged during its fundraising efforts. The new funds are earmarked for scaling the company’s core technology, which uses artificial intelligence to conduct and analyze large volumes of customer interviews. This allows businesses to gather qualitative feedback at a scale and speed previously not possible with traditional human-led methods. The company plans to expand its team and accelerate product development to meet growing enterprise demand for deep, automated customer insights. For the full details, read the article at https://venturebeat.com/technology/listen-labs-raises-usd69m-after-viral-billboard-hiring-stunt-to-scale-ai.