Amazon bets $310M on Odyssey's AI video world models
odyssey raised a $310m series b led by natural capital with amazon backing to build physics-accurate world models. this signals a major shift beyond llms toward ai that understands and simulates the physical world for gaming and robotics.
odyssey closed a $310m series b round led by natural capital at a $1.45b valuation, drawing investment from amazon, amd ventures, gv and notable angels like jeff dean and elad gil. founded by oliver cameron and jeff hawke, odyssey collects real-world data via camera-wearing operators to train ai models capable of producing rich, physically accurate video and simulations. the partnership designates aws as odyssey’s preferred cloud provider, necessitating the optimization of its models for amazon’s trainium hardware. this move highlights the industry's pivot from generative text to generative physics, positioning odyssey to power applications in video game creation and advanced robotics.