Carter Reum
American author and entrepreneur (born 1981)
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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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February 5, 1981[1]
- Author
- entrepreneur
- investor
Carter Reum | |
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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) Maggie Sellers Reum (sister-in-law) |
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| m13 | |
Early life
Carter 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
Alongside 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
In 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]
In 2016, Reum started the venture capital firm M13 Investments.[21]
Personal life
Reum has a daughter, born in 2013, with former actress Laura Bellizzi.[22]
Reum began dating media personality Paris Hilton in December 2019.[23] After becoming engaged on February 13, 2021,[24] Hilton and Reum were married in Los Angeles on November 11.[25][26] They have a son and a daughter born via surrogacy in January and November 2023, respectively.[27][28]