Listen Labs

Backed byRibbit Capital

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Total raised$69.0M
StageSeries B
Founded2023
Team size11-50
HQSan Francisco, United States
Industries
TechnologyAI/MLMarket ResearchSaaSEnterprise Software

About Listen Labs

Listen is an autonomous market researcher trusted by leading enterprises including Google, Microsoft, SKIMS, and Nestlé to deliver consumer insights at unprecedented speed. The company operates 24/7 to provide research findings in hours rather than weeks, fundamentally transforming how organizations access and act on market intelligence. By automating the research process, Listen enables hundreds of enterprises to make faster, data-driven decisions without the traditional delays associated with conventional market research methods.

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Locations
Los Angeles, United States ·San Francisco, United States ·New York City, United States ·New York, United States
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Founders & Leadership

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Alfred Wahlforss

CEO & Co-Founder @ Listen Labs | AI-led customer interviews for UX and insights teams

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Brannon Wellington

Founding Product Designer at Listen Labs (hiring!)

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Florian Juengermann

Co-Founder @ Listen

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Krish Mehta

Founding Engineer @ Listen | Caltech

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Marshall Mandell

Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Sales & Business Development35%
  • Operations24%
  • Engineering21%
  • Specialized Functions11%
  • Unclassified5%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Stanford University
  2. 2.Harvard University
  3. 3.University of Pennsylvania
  4. 4.University of California, Berkeley
  5. 5.Carnegie Mellon University

Team Worked At

  • Goldman Sachs
  • Bain & Company
  • Morning Consult
  • Stripe
  • Plaid

Team Composition

49 people
  • Engineering2 senior12
  • Business Development1 senior7
  • Operations6
  • Entrepreneurship3 senior4
  • Human Resources1 senior3
  • Research2
  • Community and Social Services1
  • Consulting1

Funding History

Series BJan 2026

$69M

raised

AI customer-research startup Listen Labs raised a $69 million Series B equity round led by Ribbit Capital with Evantic, Sequoia Capital, Conviction, and Pear VC participating.

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