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Listen Labs
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Listen Labs
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2023
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
101–250
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
HQ citystring
San Francisco
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
AI customer research, market research software, automated interview platform, consumer insights platform, qualitative research tools
Industry2 codes
1Conversational AI Platforms (chat/voice bots, orchestration)
CodeHDAAAFACPrimaryYes
2Audio & Speech Analytics (call analytics, QA, insights)
CodeHDAAAFAHPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services54151
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Prepackaged Software7372
Product category
AI-Powered Customer Research Platform
GTM motion3 records

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Subscription SaaS Platform
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

AI-powered customer research platform sold as subscription to enterprises. Revenue generated from study credits, participant access, and platform features. Targets $40 billion market research industry.

listenlabs.ai
Marketing channels5 records

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Distribution channels3 records

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Cost components2 values
Technology or R&D, Personnel
Pricing details1 tier
1Enterprise subscription with custom pricing
ModelSubscriptionBilling cadenceAnnual
Notes

Quote-based enterprise pricing. No public tier pricing available.

listenlabs.ai
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeSoftware
Software
Core offering1 text field

Listen Labs operates an AI-first customer research platform that recruits participants from a 30M+ global panel and conducts AI-moderated in-depth interviews via video, audio, or text in 100+ languages. The platform then performs automated analysis—including emotional intelligence scoring, fraud detection, and cross-study knowledge synthesis—and delivers stakeholder-ready reports, slides, and highlight reels in hours rather than weeks. Customers include Microsoft, Sweetgreen, Perplexity, Robinhood, Emeritus, and McKinney.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 6 values shown
  • Customer insight turnaround reduced from 4-6 weeks to hours/days
+5 more records
Product overview1 text field

Listen Labs is an AI-first customer research platform offering a unified product with integrated modules. The core platform combines AI-moderated interview capabilities with participant recruitment from a 30M+ global panel. Key integrated modules include Research Agent for AI-powered analysis and deliverable generation, Mission Control for cross-study knowledge management, Emotional Intelligence for multi-modal sentiment analysis, Quality Guard for fraud detection, and Listen Pulse for continuous tracking. The platform supports multiple modalities (video, audio, text) across 100+ languages and integrates with external survey platforms (Qualtrics, Rally, Decipher) and AI development tools (ChatGPT, Claude via MCP).

Product and service2 records
1Listen Labs Platform
CategoryCustomer Research Platform
Description

Core SaaS product that finds participants from a 30M+ panel, conducts AI-moderated interviews via video, audio, or text, and delivers automated analysis with stakeholder-ready deliverables. Sold as an annual subscription to enterprise customers with quote-based pricing.

2Listen Labs API
CategoryDeveloper API
Description

Public REST API exposing study response retrieval (paginated, with filters), single-response transcript access, and survey listing endpoints for programmatic integration of Listen's research data into customer workflows.

Scale indicator8 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership1 partner
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2026-02-11
Description

Partnership with Macromill Group company to bring AI-moderated research to Asia starting in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Joint development of systems for qualitative and quantitative insights at scale across Asian markets.

Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight6 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Outset runs AI-moderated qualitative interviews at scale for enterprise research teams. Closest direct competitor to Listen Labs' core AI Interviewer value proposition and customer base.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Remesh offers AI-moderated group conversations and real-time qualitative insights for enterprises. Competes directly with Listen Labs in AI-driven qualitative research and customer insights workflows.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Qualtrics is the dominant enterprise experience management and survey platform and is one of Listen Labs' named integration partners. It represents the incumbent stack Listen Labs is displacing in customer research.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Forsta provides enterprise survey, CX, and market research technology and is also a named Listen Labs integration partner. Comparable in serving large research and insights teams, with broader portfolio reach.

TypeDirect peer
Description

UserTesting is an established UX and usability research platform with a participant panel and video-based studies. Overlaps with Listen Labs' UX researcher segment and Screen Observation capabilities.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Dovetail is a qualitative research analysis platform that centralizes interview notes, transcripts, and themes. Competes with Listen Labs' Research Library and Mission Control cross-study knowledge base for research teams.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Maze is a user research platform for usability and product testing with a global contributor panel. Directly comparable to Listen Labs in serving product managers and UX researchers.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Attest is a consumer research platform offering brand and audience insights to enterprises. Comparable to Listen Labs' consumer insights and brand marketer segments with a similar self-serve plus enterprise mix.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

SurveyMonkey is a broad incumbent in online surveys and market research, with Momentum and enterprise offerings. Overlaps with Listen Labs on survey-style research workflows and SMB/enterprise customer base.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Sprinklr is a large enterprise customer experience and insights platform with AI-driven analytics. Comparable to Listen Labs as a broader incumbent in enterprise CX/insights that competes for similar budgets and buyers.

Market position
Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat5 records

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Type, Details

Key risks7 records

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Key highlights7 records

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers10 records

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Segment7 records

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Ideal customer profile5 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
Yes
API detail
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Yes

Docs URL, Description

Integration5 records

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Title, Type, Description, Source

AI capability10 records

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Type, Description, Source

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature8 records

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Core technology
Revenue estimate
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Number of profiles
Profiles3 records

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Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds4 records

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors7 records

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Listen Labs

AI-Powered Customer Research Platformlistenlabs.ai

Listen Labs firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Listen Labs
Legal name
Listen Labs
Website
https://www.listenlabs.ai
Company type
Private
Founded year
2023
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Listen Labs industry classification

Industry
Product category
AI-Powered Customer Research Platform
NAICS
Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)
SIC
Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
akta.pro primary industry
Conversational AI Platforms (chat/voice bots, orchestration) (HDAAAFAC)
akta.pro secondary industry
Audio & Speech Analytics (call analytics, QA, insights) (HDAAAFAH)

Keywords

  • AI customer research
  • Market research software
  • Automated interview platform
  • Consumer insights platform
  • Qualitative research tools

Where Listen Labs is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
San Francisco
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Listen Labs business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Software
Cost components
Technology or R&D, Personnel

Revenue model

  1. Subscription SaaS Platform: AI-powered customer research platform sold as subscription to enterprises. Revenue generated from study credits, participant access, and platform features. Targets $40 billion market research industry.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
SubscriptionAnnualEnterprise subscription with custom pricing

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Listen Labs product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Listen Labs operates an AI-first customer research platform that recruits participants from a 30M+ global panel and conducts AI-moderated in-depth interviews via video, audio, or text in 100+ languages. The platform then performs automated analysis—including emotional intelligence scoring, fraud detection, and cross-study knowledge synthesis—and delivers stakeholder-ready reports, slides, and highlight reels in hours rather than weeks. Customers include Microsoft, Sweetgreen, Perplexity, Robinhood, Emeritus, and McKinney.

Product overview

Listen Labs is an AI-first customer research platform offering a unified product with integrated modules. The core platform combines AI-moderated interview capabilities with participant recruitment from a 30M+ global panel. Key integrated modules include Research Agent for AI-powered analysis and deliverable generation, Mission Control for cross-study knowledge management, Emotional Intelligence for multi-modal sentiment analysis, Quality Guard for fraud detection, and Listen Pulse for continuous tracking. The platform supports multiple modalities (video, audio, text) across 100+ languages and integrates with external survey platforms (Qualtrics, Rally, Decipher) and AI development tools (ChatGPT, Claude via MCP).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Listen Labs Platform Core SaaS product that finds participants from a 30M+ panel, conducts AI-moderated interviews via video, audio, or text, and delivers automated analysis with stakeholder-ready deliverables. Sold as an annual subscription to enterprise customers with quote-based pricing.
  • Listen Labs API Public REST API exposing study response retrieval (paginated, with filters), single-response transcript access, and survey listing endpoints for programmatic integration of Listen's research data into customer workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

  • Customer insight turnaround reduced from 4-6 weeks to hours/days
  • +5 more outcomes

Companies that use Listen Labs

Customer profile

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Listen Labs technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
Yes
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability10 records

Feature8 records

Listen Labs partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • MonitascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 February 2026Partnership with Macromill Group company to bring AI-moderated research to Asia starting in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Joint development of systems for qualitative and quantitative insights at scale across Asian markets.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Listen Labs competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Outset: Outset runs AI-moderated qualitative interviews at scale for enterprise research teams. Closest direct competitor to Listen Labs' core AI Interviewer value proposition and customer base.
  • Remesh: Remesh offers AI-moderated group conversations and real-time qualitative insights for enterprises. Competes directly with Listen Labs in AI-driven qualitative research and customer insights workflows.
  • UserTesting: UserTesting is an established UX and usability research platform with a participant panel and video-based studies. Overlaps with Listen Labs' UX researcher segment and Screen Observation capabilities.
  • Dovetail: Dovetail is a qualitative research analysis platform that centralizes interview notes, transcripts, and themes. Competes with Listen Labs' Research Library and Mission Control cross-study knowledge base for research teams.
  • Maze: Maze is a user research platform for usability and product testing with a global contributor panel. Directly comparable to Listen Labs in serving product managers and UX researchers.
  • Attest: Attest is a consumer research platform offering brand and audience insights to enterprises. Comparable to Listen Labs' consumer insights and brand marketer segments with a similar self-serve plus enterprise mix.

Broad incumbents

  • Qualtrics: Qualtrics is the dominant enterprise experience management and survey platform and is one of Listen Labs' named integration partners. It represents the incumbent stack Listen Labs is displacing in customer research.
  • Forsta (formerly Decipher/Confirmit): Forsta provides enterprise survey, CX, and market research technology and is also a named Listen Labs integration partner. Comparable in serving large research and insights teams, with broader portfolio reach.
  • SurveyMonkey: SurveyMonkey is a broad incumbent in online surveys and market research, with Momentum and enterprise offerings. Overlaps with Listen Labs on survey-style research workflows and SMB/enterprise customer base.
  • Sprinklr: Sprinklr is a large enterprise customer experience and insights platform with AI-driven analytics. Comparable to Listen Labs as a broader incumbent in enterprise CX/insights that competes for similar budgets and buyers.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Listen Labs social profiles

Digital presence

Listen Labs compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance2 records

Listen Labs financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Listen Labs leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Listen Labs funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors7 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Listen Labs M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Listen Labs

What does Listen Labs do?

Listen Labs operates an AI-first customer research platform that recruits participants from a 30M+ global panel and conducts AI-moderated in-depth interviews via video, audio, or text in 100+ languages. The platform then performs automated analysis—including emotional intelligence scoring, fraud detection, and cross-study knowledge synthesis—and delivers stakeholder-ready reports, slides, and highlight reels in hours rather than weeks. Customers include Microsoft, Sweetgreen, Perplexity, Robinhood, Emeritus, and McKinney.

Is Listen Labs a public or private company?

Listen Labs is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.

When was Listen Labs founded?

Listen Labs was founded in 2023. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Listen Labs based?

Listen Labs is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, in the North America region.

How does Listen Labs make money?

One revenue line is on record: subscription SaaS Platform.

Who are Listen Labs's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Outset, Remesh, UserTesting, Dovetail, Maze and Attest. Broad incumbents are Qualtrics, Forsta (formerly Decipher/Confirmit), SurveyMonkey and Sprinklr.

Does Listen Labs have an API?

Yes. REST API with public endpoints for retrieving study responses and listing surveys. Authentication via x-api-key header. Endpoints include GET /api/public/responses/{link_id} for paginated responses with filters (updated_since, include_in_progress) and GET /api/public/list_surveys for listing studies. Developer documentation is at docs.listenlabs.ai/method-1.

What industry is Listen Labs in?

Listen Labs's product category is AI-Powered Customer Research Platform. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAAAFAC, Conversational AI Platforms (chat/voice bots, orchestration), with a secondary code of HDAAAFAH, Audio & Speech Analytics (call analytics, QA, insights). Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 7372.

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