OpenAI Acquires AI Travel Assistant Startup Odessia

TechFlow reported that on November 11, according to TechCrunch, Francis Davidson, founder of AI travel assistant startup Odessia, disclosed that OpenAI has acquired the company, and he has joined OpenAI to work on travel-related initiatives.

Odessia was founded about a year ago and had received 6 million USD in pre-seed funding led by Sequoia Capital. Its AI travel assistant launched about five months ago and has now been shut down. Davidson previously founded travel accommodation company Sonder.

The report noted that OpenAI has not yet confirmed the acquisition to TechCrunch and has not announced any new products or plans for the travel sector.

Source: TechFlow