# Courtney Reum

> Courtney Reum is a seed investor at M13 (Los Angeles) backing Food and Beverage and Apps. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [M13](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m13)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneyreum/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/courtney_reum

Courtney Reum is an innovative eco-entrepreneur with a background in building consumer product brands. Prior to starting VEEV Spirits with his brother Carter, Reum began his career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. Today, VEEV is one of the pioneering artisanal brands in the spirits industry. The Reum brothers have been honored by severalentrepreneurial groups including Inc. (“500 fastest-growing private companies in America”) and, most recently, the Goldman Sachs Builders and Innovators 100 (“Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs”). Reum is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and a periodic contributor to the Huffington Post and CNBC.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Gaming | 1 | 20% |
| Content | 1 | 20% |
| eSports | 1 | 20% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deux Foods | Deux Foods operates as a functional cookie dough startup. | $1M | Seed | Jun 29, 2021 |  |
| GreenPark Sports | GreenPark Sports provides digital experiences and games for sports and esports fans. Its flagship product is a native, free-to-play mobile game played over the top of sporting events, where fans battle to become the undisputed “Best Fans” of their league and season. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Burlingame, California. | $14M | Series A | Dec 02, 2020 |  |
| MeliBio | MeliBio is a technology-based company focusing on plant biology, precision fermentation, and food science that replaces honeybees with microorganisms as a medium for honey production. The company was founded in 2020 by Aaron M. Schaller, PhD and Darko Mandich and is headquartered in Oakland, California, United States. TIME named MeliBio'sapproach in making honey without bees as Best Inventions 2021. In 2023, MeliBio launched consumer-facing brand Mellody. | $50K | Pre-Seed | Oct 14, 2020 |  |
| Social Native | Social Native is an online platform that enables its users to create customized branded content.The platform enables its users to connect with relevant creators based on interests and brand affinity. It offers images and videos on demand, personalized content, age-targeting, testimonials, product placements, and brand affinity.Social Native waslaunched in 2014 by David Shadpour and Eytan Elbaz and is based in California. | $8M | Seed | May 15, 2017 |  |
| Vytmn | Vytmn is a mobile application that enables its users to create end-to-end growth systems. The application offers social channel traffic, custom landing pages, email capture conversion optimization, and email marketing campaign services to its users. Vytmn was founded by Justin Wu and Omri Cohen and is based in Venice, California. | $625K | Seed | Apr 22, 2015 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Act One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/act-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ADvantage](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advantage-sports-tech-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Animal Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animal-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bow Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bow-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EOS VC Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eos-vc-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [First Ascent Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-ascent-associates) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About M13

VC Fund · Santa Monica, United States

M13 provides strategic counsel and operational expertise to help founders grow their companies. Through Fund II, M13 will expand its focus to emerging technologies driving change in consumer behavior over the next decade. Founded in 2016 with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco.

5 contacts available at M13.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christine Choi | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christine-choi |
| Courtney Reum | Partner, Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/courtney-reum-f104 |
| Karl Alomar | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karl-alomar |
| Latif Peracha | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/latif-peracha |
| Matt Hoffman | Partner, Head of Talent | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-hoffman-d9a1 |

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## FAQ

### What does Courtney Reum invest in?

Courtney Reum invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Apps and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Courtney Reum last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Courtney Reum closed in Jun 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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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