Salesforce acquires Listen Labs for $2 billion

Salesforce has agreed to acquire US AI research and human simulation startup Listen Labs in a deal reported at $2 billion. The three-year-old company was valued at over $500 million after a $69 million Series B round in January.

• Salesforce is buying Listen Labs for a reported $2 billion
• The startup was valued at over $500 million in January
• Listen Labs uses AI agents for market research
• Deal follows the Claudeforce launch with Anthropic