Carter Milliken Reum (born February 5, 1981) is an American author, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist.[2][3] He is the founder of M13 Ventures, an angel investment firm. He is married to Paris Hilton.
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.jpg) Reum in February 2021 | |
| Born | Carter Milliken Reum February 5, 1981[1] |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Notable works | Shortcut Your Startup: Ten Ways to Speed Up Entrepreneurial Success (book) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Courtney Reum (brother) |
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| m13 | |
Early life
editCarter Milliken Reum was born on February 5, 1981, to Sherry and Robert Reum.[4] His father was chairman, president and chief executive officer of Chicago-based Amsted Industries,[4] which was ranked as one of the United States' largest private companies by Forbes.[5] He has two siblings, a brother named Courtney and a sister named Halle.[4] The latter is married to Oliver Hammond, a scion of the Annenberg family. Reum graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 2003.[6][7][8] He is an alumnus of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, initiated into its Delta Chapter at Columbia University.[citation needed]
Career
editAlongside his brother Courtney, Reum co-founded the alcohol brand VEEV Spirits,[9][10][11] a company listed in Inc. Magazine's 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States in 2018.[12]
Reum has been featured in episodes of the television series Hatched and has appeared as a guest and a commentator on a variety of networks including CBS and Fox. He is also a contributing writer for Huffington Post and Inc. Additionally he is the co-founder of the investment firm M13.[13][14]
M13, the venture capital firm co-founded by Reum, was recognized as the 14th top performer in the 2023 HEC-Dow Jones Venture Capital Performance Ranking, which evaluates the world's top global venture capital firms. M13 was one of only eight U.S.-based firms to be included in the top 20 rankings for that year.[15]
Publications
editIn 2018, Random House and Penguin Books released Shortcut Your Startup: Ten Ways to Speed Up Entrepreneurial Success.[16][17] Reum co-authored the book with his brother Courtney. The book uses the Reums' experiences to teach entrepreneurs how to reach their goals.[18] They pull from their experiences creating Veev and from the lessons learned through the years investing in companies like SpaceX, Lyft, Pinterest and Warby Parker.[19][20][21]
In 2016, Reum started the venture capital firm M13 Investments.[22]
Personal life
editReum has a daughter born in 2013 to former actress Laura Bellizzi.[23]
Reum began dating media personality Paris Hilton in December 2019.[24] After becoming engaged on February 13, 2021,[25] Hilton and Reum were married in Los Angeles on November 11.[26][27] They have a son and a daughter born via surrogacy in January and November 2023, respectively.[28][29]
References
edit- ^ Desborough, Jenny (November 12, 2021). "Who Is Paris Hilton's Entrepreneur Husband, Carter Milliken Reum?". Newsweek. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Biography". penguin.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ Needleman, Sarah E. (November 24, 2010). "Entrepreneurs Hit Up Family, But Payback Is Slow". Wall Street Journal. wsj.com.
- ^ a b c Megan, Graydon. "Robert Reum, sparked Amsted Industries turnaround, dies". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ "Amsted Industries". Forbes. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ "Around the Quads". Columbia College Today. Spring 2012. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Take Five with Courtney Reum '01". Columbia College Today. April 13, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ Shah, Hannah Karp and Neil (October 7, 2016). "Desert Trip: Rockin'—and Luxuriating—in the Twilight Years". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "Industry Insiders: Courtney & Carter Reum, Founders and Owners of VeeV Açaí Spirit". bbook.com. January 7, 2013.
- ^ "Courtney And Carter Reum, Veev: Finding a Better Way to Drink". HuffPost. December 29, 2010.
- ^ "My LA To Z". Los Angeles Magazine. lamag.com. August 21, 2013.
- ^ "Take Five With Courtney Reum '01". college.columbia.edu. April 13, 2018.
- ^ "Rothy's just landed $35 million from Goldman Sachs to sell more of its popular ballet flats". techcrunch.com. December 18, 2018.
- ^ "North Carolina Startups Raised More Than $1 Billion Last Year. Here's Why Raleigh Is the Tech Industry's Best Kept Secret". inc.com. December 18, 2018.
- ^ "M13 Ranked #14 Globally in 2023 HEC-Dow Jones Venture Capital Performance Ranking". prweb.com. November 26, 2024.
- ^ Speed Up Success with Unconventional Advice from the Trenches. simonandschuster.com. January 16, 2018. ISBN 9781501172991.
- ^ "Funding for startups may be more difficult: Venture capitalist". cnbc.com. January 17, 2018.
- ^ "6 Things Big Companies Look for When Buying Your Startup". entrepreneur.com. January 17, 2018.
- ^ "In their new book, the founders behind VEEV Spirit and the investment firm M13 reveal what it takes to launch a successful startup". elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk. February 2018.
- ^ "Brothers Aim to Launch New Families of Products". labusinessjournal.com. April 24, 2016.
- ^ "ClassPass Raising New Funds from Temasek, M13". Fortune. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "LA Venture: M13's Carter Reum On His New $400 Million Fund and How Web3 Will Change Business". dot.La. March 4, 2022.
- ^ McKnight, Jenni. "Does Paris Hilton's husband Carter Reum have another child? All we know". Hello!. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Paris Hilton Goes Instagram Official With Boyfriend Carter Reum in Honor of Their Anniversary". E! News. April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Paris Hilton Is Engaged to Boyfriend Carter Reum: 'I'm Excited for Our Next Chapter'". People. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Paris Hilton Wears Oscar de la Renta to Marry Carter Reum in Bel Air". Vogue. November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Dupre, Elyse (November 12, 2021). "Paris Hilton Marries Carter Reum After 2 Years Together". E! News. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ VanHoose, Benjamin; Andaloro, Angela (January 24, 2023). "Paris Hilton Is a Mom! Star Reveals She and Husband Carter Reum Have Welcomed a Baby Boy". People.
- ^ Moorman, Taijuan (November 24, 2023). "Paris Hilton shares why she is thankful on Thanksgiving: a baby girl". USA Today. Retrieved November 24, 2023.