OpenAI acquires Odessia, AI travel startup founded by Sonder’s Davidson
Original title: OpenAI Acquires Odessia, travel startup created by Sonder founder
Davidson says he joined OpenAI after shutting down the year-old agent; OpenAI has not confirmed the deal or terms.
OpenAI has acquired Odessia, an AI travel agent, according to founder Francis Davidson, who says he now works at OpenAI on travel. The year-old company raised a $6 million Sequoia-led pre-seed, launched about five months ago, and has already shut down the tool. OpenAI has not announced or confirmed the deal and has not disclosed travel-specific product plans.
Unconfirmed: OpenAI has not confirmed the acquisition or disclosed terms.
- Davidson says Odessia helped early adopters plan millions of dollars of travel.
- Terms were not disclosed; the report describes the deal as an acqui-hire.
- OpenAI already counts Bookings.com, Expedia and KAYAK as customers or partners.
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