Listen Labs raises $69M after viral billboard hiring stunt to scale AI customer interviews

Listen Labs has successfully raised $69 million in Series B funding, following a unique hiring strategy that involved a viral billboard in San Francisco. The startup, which focuses on AI-powered customer interviews, needed to hire over 100 engineers and turned to a creative coding challenge to attract talent. The funding round, led by Ribbit Capital, values the company at $500 million and brings its total capital to $100 million. In just nine months, Listen Labs has increased its annualized revenue by 15 times and conducted over one million AI-powered interviews. The platform aims to improve traditional market research by providing faster, more accurate insights through AI-driven interviews, addressing issues like participant fraud and the limitations of conventional surveys.

• Listen Labs raised $69 million in Series B funding.
• The company used a viral billboard for a unique hiring strategy.
• It has conducted over one million AI-powered interviews.
• Funding round values Listen Labs at $500 million.
• The platform aims to enhance traditional market research methods.