World Model AI Lab Odyssey Now Valued at $1.45 Billion

AI company ElevenLabs unveils its officially licensed replica of the iconic actor’s voice in a retelling of Homer’s epic poem, while director who previously recorded the star recalls real-life experience Next month, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster version of The Odyssey is set to storm cinemas around the globe. Auguries suggest the almost three-hour drama will repeat the success of Nolan’s previous film both at the box office (Oppenheimer took nearly a billion dollars) and the Academy Awards (it won seven Oscars). But before that, a new audiobook version of Homer’s tale has been released starring one of Nolan’s most frequent collaborators: Michael Caine, with whom he has worked on eight films, including the Dark Knight trilogy. Continue reading...

The longtime Christopher Nolan collaborator isn’t in the director’s forthcoming Homeric adaptation. But a new audiobook sets Caine’s voice off on its own adventure.

This week was not an exceptionally busy one for large funding deals, though we saw sizable rounds in a lively mix of sectors ranging from AI to fintech to quantum computing, biotech and cybersecurity.

Odyssey, the world model AI startup founded by autonomous vehicle veterans Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke, has closed a $310 million Series B round at a $1.45 billion valuation. The round was led by Natural Capital, with Amazon, AMD Ventures, and GV among the participants. The company has now raised $337 million in total. World […]

Insider Brief Odyssey has raised $310 million in a Series B funding round that values the world-models AI startup at $1.45 billion. The round was led by Natural Capital, with participation from Amazon, AMD Ventures, GV, EQT and IQT, along with a group of existing investors that includes former Cruise founder Kyle Vogt, Applied Intuition […]

Odyssey raised $310 million in Series B funding at a $1.45 billion valuation to build general world models, AI that simulates physical reality.

Odyssey's growth and strategic partnerships could accelerate advancements in AI-driven simulations, impacting industries reliant on complex modeling. The post Odyssey secures $1.45B valuation with $310M raise backed by Amazon appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

World models are the next big thing in AI beyond LLMs and, with this round, Odyssey has cemented itself as one of the startups to watch.