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Listen Labs Scrubs $1.5B Funding Round Amid Salesforce Acquisition Talks

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Listen Labs, a voice AI market research startup, signed a term sheet for a $125 million Series C at a $1.5 billion valuation but walked away from it due to ongoing acquisition discussions with Salesforce. The potential acquisition could be valued at around $2 billion, although the talks are not finalized.

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Listen Labs has shifted focus from securing a funding round to negotiating a potential acquisition with Salesforce.

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Listen Labs signed a term sheet for a $125 million Series C at a $1.5 billion valuation.

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Salesforce has held talks to buy Listen Labs for around $2 billion.

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Listen Labs has about $30 million in annualized revenue.

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Listen Labs was previously valued at $500 million when it announced a $69 million Series B round.

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AI research startup Listen Labs scrubbed a $1.5B funding round for Salesforce talks

TechCrunch·1h ago