# Talma Travel and Tours

> Talma Travel and Tours is a VC fund backing Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Illinois City, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2019
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://talmaus.com/

Talma Travel and Tours is a travel company that provides an exclusive variety of travel and tourism services for the public.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RubiQ | RubiQ empowers passengers to self manage disruptions through Artificial intelligence-based real-time communication. RubiQ offers Aircules, a white label AI-powered mobile solution which will keep the passengers updated, allow them to rebook from personalized alternatives and to skip the lines. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Nov 11, 2019 |  |
| Smartair | Smartair, managed by founder and chairman Erez Bousso, was founded in 2015. It sells hundreds of thousands of airline tickets a year in the Israeli market. | $6M |  | Jul 23, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Entrée Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entree-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Talma Travel and Tours invest in?

Talma Travel and Tours invests primarily in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Talma Travel and Tours last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Talma Travel and Tours closed in Nov 2019. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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