OpenAI acquires AI travel agent Odessia, founder joins
openai acquired odessia, an ai travel agent startup, and its founder francis davidson is now working at openai. this could signal openai's expansion into travel-specific products.
openai has acquired odessia, an ai travel agent created by francis davidson, who is now working at openai. odessia had raised $6 million in pre-seed funding from sequoia and had helped early adopters plan millions of dollars worth of travel before being shut down. davidson previously founded sonder, a travel startup that went bankrupt. openai has not announced new travel-specific products or plans, but acquiring odessia and davidson's expertise could signal a move into this area. travel is one of the main areas where people are using personal ai assistants.