Alfred Wahlforss

Alfred Wahlforss is the Founder of Listen Labs, an audio intelligence platform leveraging artificial intelligence for conversation analysis, based in Helsinki, Finland. Prior to his current venture, he founded Shortcut Media, a startup that achieved a successful exit when it was acquired by Synthesio in 2015. He is a serial entrepreneur who completed his formal education at the Aalto University School of Business. Under his leadership, Listen Labs secured seed funding in 2023, launched its core AI audio analytics product in the first quarter of 2024, and announced a voice data platform partnership with a European telecommunications firm in February 2025. A frequent speaker at technology conferences like Slush, Wahlforss focuses on developing machine learning and software as a service platforms that bridge technical innovation with practical consumer applications in media and workplace communication.