[OpenAI Acquires AI Travel Assistant Startup Odessia] According to a TechCrunch report on November 11th, Francis Davidson, founder of AI travel assistant startup Odessia, disclosed that OpenAI has acquired the company, and he has joined OpenAI to work on travel-related projects. Odessia, founded about a year ago, received $6 million in pre-seed funding led by Sequoia Capital. Its AI travel assistant launched about five months ago but is now shut down. Davidson previously founded the travel and accommodation company Sonder. The report notes that OpenAI has not yet confirmed the acquisition to TechCrunch, nor has it announced any new products or plans for the travel sector.