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

**Published:** September 10, 2026
**Author:** Marina Temkin
**Source:** TechCrunch — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/ai-research-startup-listen-labs-scrubbed-a-1-5b-funding-round-for-salesf

Listen Labs walked away from a signed Series C term sheet from Menlo Ventures, sources say.

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