OpenAI has acquired travel startup Odessia

OpenAI has closed a deal to acquire the travel startup Odessia. The new entity was created by Sonder founder Francis Davidson.

Financial terms of the deal and details regarding the integration of the developers into current products have not yet been disclosed. Odessia itself was in the early stages of development prior to the acquisition and had not yet publicly launched any commercial products.

The acquisition expands the chatbot developer's presence in the travel planning and booking sector. The expertise of the Odessia team will be used to develop future user features.