Odyssey, an AI lab focused on real‑world simulation, has closed a $310 million Series B** at a **$1.45 billion post‑money valuation , backed by Amazon, AMD Ventures, Google Ventures (GV), EQT, and In‑Q‑Tel, plus angel investors like Jeff Dean and Garry Tan.
Unlike conversational LLMs, Odyssey builds general world models for autonomous, low‑supervision complex task execution – seen as the next frontier beyond chatbots.
CEO Oliver Cameron said the funding will accelerate world‑model R&D, targeting a GPT‑3‑like inflection for physical‑AI simulation. Simultaneously, Odyssey signed a strategic partnership with AWS , which will serve as its primary cloud partner, providing access to Trainium AI chips and co‑engineering resources.
Over the past three years, Odyssey has released several self‑developed models – Odyssey‑2 Max, Starchild‑1, and Agora‑1 – advancing physical fidelity, multi‑modal interaction, and multi‑agent coordination.
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