{"id":1268,"kind":"story","title":"OpenAI acquires AI travel agent Odesia, founder joins and service already shut down","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/10/openai-acquires-odessia-travel-startup-created-by-sonder-founder/","host":"techcrunch.com","by":"startupxo","score":0,"comments":0,"time":"2026-11-11T00:42:29.126Z","origin":"curated","language":{"source":"ko","reading":"en","translated":true},"summary":["Odesia was a service where AI planned trips for users. Founder Francis Davidson said he is now working at OpenAI, and an OpenAI spokesperson confirmed the hire.","The terms of the deal were not disclosed. TechCrunch wrote that it appears to be an acquisition aimed at securing talent. Odesia raised a pre-seed round of $6 million led by Sequoia and launched about 5 months ago.","Davidson said early users were helped to plan millions of dollars' worth of travel. This is the founder's own claim, and the tool has already been shut down.","OpenAI has not announced any new travel product or plans. The spokesperson only said that travel is an area ChatGPT users often ask about."],"discussion":"https://startupxo.com/en/1268/","markdown":"https://startupxo.com/en/1268.md","api":"https://startupxo.com/api/v1/item.json?id=1268&lang=en","text":null,"edited":null,"sources":[{"site":"techcrunch","name":"TechCrunch","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/10/openai-acquires-odessia-travel-startup-created-by-sonder-founder/","score":null,"comments":null,"observed_at":"2026-11-11T00:41:38Z"}],"thread":[]}