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) |
| Website | |
| m13 | |
Carter Milliken Reum (born February 5, 1981) is an American author. [2] [3] He is most notable for his marriage to Paris Hilton.
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 ]
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]
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 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]
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]
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