Carter Reum

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Carter Reum
Reum in February 2021
Reum in February 2021
BornCarter Milliken Reum
(1981-02-05) February 5, 1981 (age 43)[1]
Occupation
  • Author
  • entrepreneur
  • investor
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia University
Notable worksShortcut Your Startup: Ten Ways to Speed Up Entrepreneurial Success (book)
Spouse
(m. 2021)
Children3
RelativesCourtney Reum (brother)
Website
m13.co

Carter Milliken Reum (born February 5, 1981) is an American author. [2][3] He is most notable for his marriage to Paris Hilton.

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Publications[edit]

In 2018, Random House and Penguin Books released Shortcut Your Startup: Ten Ways to Speed Up Entrepreneurial Success.[15][16] Reum co-authored the book with his brother Courtney. The book uses the Reums' experiences to teach entrepreneurs on how to reach their goals.[17] 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.[18][19][20]

In 2016, Reum started the venture capital firm M13 Investments.[21]

Personal life[edit]

Reum has a daughter born in 2013 to 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Desborough, Jenny (November 12, 2021). "Who Is Paris Hilton's Entrepreneur Husband, Carter Milliken Reum?". Newsweek. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Biography". penguin.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Needleman, Sarah E. (November 24, 2010). "Entrepreneurs Hit Up Family, But Payback Is Slow". Wall Street Journal. wsj.com.
  4. ^ a b c Megan, Graydon. "Robert Reum, sparked Amsted Industries turnaround, dies". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Amsted Industries". Forbes. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Around the Quads". Columbia College Today. Spring 2012. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Take Five with Courtney Reum '01". Columbia College Today. April 13, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Industry Insiders: Courtney & Carter Reum, Founders and Owners of VeeV Açaí Spirit". bbook.com. January 7, 2013.
  10. ^ "Courtney And Carter Reum, Veev: Finding a Better Way to Drink". HuffPost. December 29, 2010.
  11. ^ "My LA To Z". Los Angeles Magazine. lamag.com. August 21, 2013.
  12. ^ "Take Five With Courtney Reum '01". college.columbia.edu. April 13, 2018.
  13. ^ "Rothy's just landed $35 million from Goldman Sachs to sell more of its popular ballet flats". techcrunch.com. December 18, 2018.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ Speed Up Success with Unconventional Advice from the Trenches. simonandschuster.com. January 16, 2018. ISBN 9781501172991.
  16. ^ "Funding for startups may be more difficult: Venture capitalist". cnbc.com. January 17, 2018.
  17. ^ "6 Things Big Companies Look for When Buying Your Startup". entrepreneur.com. January 17, 2018.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Brothers Aim to Launch New Families of Products". labusinessjournal.com. April 24, 2016.
  20. ^ "ClassPass Raising New Funds from Temasek, M13". Fortune. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  21. ^ "LA Venture: M13's Carter Reum On His New $400 Million Fund and How Web3 Will Change Business". dot.La. March 4, 2022.
  22. ^ McKnight, Jenni. "Does Paris Hilton's husband Carter Reum have another child? All we know". Hello!. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  23. ^ "Paris Hilton Goes Instagram Official With Boyfriend Carter Reum in Honor of Their Anniversary". E! News. April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  24. ^ "Paris Hilton Is Engaged to Boyfriend Carter Reum: 'I'm Excited for Our Next Chapter'". People. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  25. ^ "Paris Hilton Wears Oscar de la Renta to Marry Carter Reum in Bel Air". Vogue. November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  26. ^ Dupre, Elyse (November 12, 2021). "Paris Hilton Marries Carter Reum After 2 Years Together". E! News. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ Moorman, Taijuan (November 24, 2023). "Paris Hilton shares why she is thankful on Thanksgiving: a baby girl". USA Today. Retrieved November 24, 2023.