Listen Labs
Listen Labs is an AI-powered market research platform that automates study design, participant recruitment, and analysis for enterprises. It has raised $96M in Series B funding and counts Google, Microsoft, and Nestlé among its customers.
The growth story
Listen Labs grew from 1 to 101 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $96M along the way, most recently a Series B in January 2026.
About
Listen Labs sells automated market research services to large companies. Its AI handles the entire research process from study design to analysis, delivering results in hours rather than weeks. Clients use it for product testing and market exploration.
The company reached 101 employees since its 2023 founding and secured $96M in Series B funding in January 2026. Its investor group includes Conviction, Defiance Capital, and Pear VC.
Founders and leadership
Operations is the largest function with 7 employees. The leadership team appears lean given the company's young age and rapid scaling post-Series B.
The Listen Labs org chart
Alfred Wahlforss (CEO & Co-Founder) leads 20 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 20 (+400% YoY), Marketing 19 (+375% YoY), Operations 15 (+275% YoY), Business Development 12 (+200% YoY), Human Resources 7 (+600% YoY), Entrepreneurship 3 (+50% YoY).
Talent flow
The team draws heavily from Bain & Company (6 hires) and Goldman Sachs (3). Alumni have moved to Legora (2) and various AI startups. Employees typically stay about 1 year.
Most common previous employers of Listen Labs staff: Bain & Company (6), Goldman Sachs (3), Georgetown University (3), Gather (3), Morning Consult (3), Meta (3). Former Listen Labs employees most often moved to Legora (2), Unbox AI (1), Abnormal AI (1), Emergence Capital (1), superU AI (1), Pace (1).
Alumni worth knowing
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 57% direct, 22% search, 2% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Listen Labs: Leadership (35), Microsoft Excel (32), Microsoft Office (31), Public Speaking (31), Social Media (25), Data Analysis (24), Microsoft PowerPoint (22), Research Skills (22).
Where the team actually sits
Listen Labs people are concentrated in California, United States (39), New York, United States (19), San Francisco Bay Area (10), United States (7).
Frequently asked
Listen Labs has 101 employees as of September 2026.
Listen Labs has raised $96M in total, most recently a Series B round in January 2026.
Listen Labs was founded in 2023 by Alfred Wahlforss, Trip Gorman, Florian Juengermann.
Alfred Wahlforss (CEO & Co-Founder) sits at the top of Listen Labs's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Listen Labs staff are Bain & Company (6 people), Goldman Sachs (3 people), Georgetown University (3 people).
Former Listen Labs employees most often move to Legora (2), Unbox AI (1), Abnormal AI (1).
The most common skills among Listen Labs staff are Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, Social Media.
Listen Labs staff are concentrated in California, United States (39), New York, United States (19), San Francisco Bay Area (10).
Listen Labs has about 20 people in Engineering, up 400% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Listen Labs has about 19 people in Marketing, up 375% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 96 current and 17 former Listen Labs profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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