OpenAI Acquires AI Travel Agent Startup Odessia

Nov 10, 2026
OpenAI acquired Odessia, an AI travel agent startup whose founder Francis Davidson, who previously built Sonder, will join OpenAI to work on travel.

OpenAI has acquired Odessia, an AI travel agent startup, founder Francis Davidson announced. Davidson will join OpenAI to focus on the future of travel. No financial terms were disclosed.

Davidson founded Odessia less than a year ago, backed by Sequoia and angel investors. He said tens of thousands of early adopters planned more than $60 million a year of travel with Odessia over the past summer, before the product had launched. Davidson previously founded Sonder, which he grew to $600 million in revenue.

In the post, Davidson said Odessia ran most of its work through AI agents connected to meeting recordings, Slack, email and company documents. He said his own agent usage rose 25 times through 2026, and that the team saw productivity accelerate after removing usage limits.

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