# OpenAI acquires AI travel agent Odesia, founder joins and service already shut down

- Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/10/openai-acquires-odessia-travel-startup-created-by-sonder-founder/
- Discussion: https://startupxo.com/en/1268/
- Posted by startupxo at 2026-11-11T00:42:29.126Z
- 0 points, 0 comments, kind story, origin curated
- Written in ko, machine translated to en

## 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.

## Sources

- TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/10/openai-acquires-odessia-travel-startup-created-by-sonder-founder/

## Comments (0)

No comments yet.

JSON: https://startupxo.com/api/v1/item.json?id=1268&lang=en