Self-Driving Veterans Build AI Simulations

⊲ TechCrunch ⊳ Odyssey, a world model AI startup founded by self-driving vehicle veterans Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke, has secured a $310 million Series B at a $1.45 billion valuation. Led by Natural Capital with Amazon, AMD Ventures and GV among participants, the round marks Odyssey as a unicorn. The company builds physical world simulations using human-carried cameras, producing interactive video from text prompts for gaming and robotics applications. AWS becomes its preferred cloud provider, with models optimised for Amazon’s Trainium chips. The company has raised $337 million in total.
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