OpenAI acquires Odessia, travel startup created by Sonder founder

OpenAI has acquired Odessia, an AI travel agent startup founded by Francis Davidson, who said in a post that he is now working for OpenAI on the future of travel; terms were not disclosed and OpenAI did not confirm the deal to TechCrunch. The year-old Odessia raised a $6 million pre-seed round led by Sequoia and launched its AI travel agent about five months ago, but the tool has already been shut down. Davidson previously founded Sonder, which went public via a SPAC, entered bankruptcy and wound down after a Marriott partnership fell through.