Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian, a billionaire from her beauty and shapewear brands, is expanding her business empire, teaming up with a former Carlyle Group partner on a new ...

Forbes [first named](https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2021/04/06/kim-kardashian-west-is-officially-a-billionaire/?sh=5335457921bb) Kardashian a billionaire in April 2021. Kardashian [announced](https://people.com/style/kim-kardashian-shutting-down-kkw-beauty-ahead-of-relaunch/) the closure of KKW Beauty last July, saying it planned to rebrand. [passed](https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/12/13/kim-kardashian-west-passes-the-baby-bar-on-her-fourth-try/?sh=4d8819d25ab6) California’s “Baby Bar” exam, a required test for aspiring lawyers not attending accredited law schools. Kardashian, whose father Robert Kardashian was a defense attorney who represented O.J. Kardashian is the latest celebrity to launch her own private equity or venture capital firm, following the likes of rapper Jay-Z, actor Ashton Kutcher and athletes Serena Williams and Kevin Durant. Kardashian is one of several wealthy entrepreneurs in her family: Her estranged husband [Kanye West](https://www.forbes.com/profile/kanye-west/?sh=7f76817f56f1) is worth $2 billion, while her half-sister [Kylie Jenner](https://www.forbes.com/profile/kylie-jenner/?sh=5ba6148955b5) and [Kris Jenner ](https://www.forbes.com/profile/kris-jenner/?sh=247d3ba49d15)are worth $600 million and $230 million, respectively.

Reality television star-turned-entrepreneur Kim Kardashian is adding yet another business venture to her resume.

The business mogul said she plans to leverage her own experience as a founder and executive to boost other companies. [drew a $3.2 billion valuation](https://nypost.com/2022/01/28/kim-kardashians-net-worth-surges-600m-as-skims-value-climbs/) after securing a $240 million fundraising round announced in January. The launch occurred after Sammons approached Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, this year with the idea to co-found a firm, the

Reality star and entrepreneur is joining with former Carlyle partner Jay Sammons to launch new firm.

Kardashian and Ms. Ms. Sammons said of Ms. Sammons approached Ms. Kardashian allows the pair to leverage their complementary skill sets: for him, the financial and investment side, and for her, an ability to expand companies with help from her Kardashian declined to provide details on the expected size of the fund. SKKY hasn’t made any investments yet but plans to make its first one before the end of the year, Ms. “I want to support what that is, not change who they are in their DNA, but just support and get them to a different level.” “The exciting part is to sit down with these founders and figure out what their dream is,” Ms. Kardashian said the idea of working closely with entrepreneurs to help them grow companies is what attracted her to the idea of starting SKKY. SKKY will make investments in sectors including consumer products, hospitality, luxury, digital commerce and media as well as consumer-media and entertainment businesses. [CG 0.60% ](https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/CG?mod=chiclets)are launching a new private-equity firm focused on investing in and building consumer and media businesses.

Kim Kardashian is launching businesses left, right, and center! Her latest is a private equity firm with SKKY partners.

The exciting part is to sit down with these founders and figure out what their dream is. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the KKW Beauty founder said the idea of working closely with entrepreneurs to help them grow companies is what attracted her to the idea of starting SKKY. Sammons, who has spent two decades in the private-equity industry, said that joining with Kim allows the pair to utilize their complementary skill sets. The post was only up on Kim’s Instagram for an hour before she deleted it due to unexplained reasons. Kim’s new projects seem to be coming in ten-fold lately with her beauty line, skincare line, collaboration with beats, and now this. [@SKKYPartners]with private equity veteran Jay Sammons as co-founder and co-managing partner, along with [@krisjenner]who will serve as a partner at our firm.

Kim Kardashian attends the New York City KKW Beauty launch at ULTA Beauty in 2019. SKYY Partners will focus on making both controlling and minority investments ...

SKKY is aiming for controlling and minority stakes in companies, including those focused on consumer products, luxury, hospitality, digital commerce, and media. "The exciting part is to sit down with these founders and figure out what their dream is," she told WSJ. Beyond her TV appearances on "The Kardashians" and "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," Kardashian runs undergarment company Skims which was recently valued at $3.2 billion, the report said.

Kardashian is launching private equity firm SKKY Partners in conjunction with ex-Carlyle consumer head Jay Sammons to invest in business across consumer ...

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Kim Kardashian is teaming up with a former partner at Carlyle Group Inc. for latest business venture.

[inspiration behind the brand](https://people.com/style/kim-kardashian-shapewear-skims-launch-interview/). Magazine's 2021 brand innovator](https://people.com/style/kim-kardashian-named-wsj-magazine-2021-brand-innovator/) for the company's success. They also plan to begin fundraising shortly, through institutional investors. [Kim Kardashian](https://people.com/tag/kim-kardashian/) Joins [Nicole Kidman](https://people.com/tag/nicole-kidman/), Naomi Campbell on Balenciaga Runway as She Walks First Paris Show [The Kardashians](https://people.com/tag/kardashians/) star explained. [Kris Jenner](https://people.com/tag/kris-jenner/), and approached the duo earlier this year about starting the firm.

Kardashian is teaming with Jay Sammons, a 16-year veteran of Carlyle, to launch the investment firm.

[Kardashian](https://fortune.com/2017/10/18/kardashian-family-business-lessons-kim-kylie-kris/) is teaming with Jay Sammons to launch the investment firm. “The cost of capital has fundamentally increased,” the presentation read. “Over the past two years, monetary policy loosened to avert an economic disaster in the midst of the pandemic. Just over four months ago, Sequoia Capital, one of the most closely watched venture funds, unveiled a [The Wall Street Journal reports](https://www.wsj.com/articles/kim-kardashians-latest-business-venture-private-equity-11662543001?mod=hp_lead_pos10). The multi-hyphenate celebrity has launched SKYY Partners, which will focus on several sectors, including consumer media and entertainment, hospitality, luxury and digital commerce.

The firm, SKKY Partners, will invest in companies across the hospitality, media, luxury and consumer products sectors.

[ raising capital](https://www.entrepreneur.com/money-finance/the-four-keys-to-raising-capital/217347), Sammons and Kardashian are a complementary pair. Her shapewear brand, [ SKIMS](https://www.jumpstartmag.com/how-is-kim-kardashians-skims-worth-us3-billion/), is worth more than $3 billion as of July. Now, she's dipping her toes in something entirely different from her self-made beauty and clothing lines: [ private equity](https://www.entrepreneur.com/topic/private-equity). Kardashian is launching SKKY Partners alongside Jay Sammons, a former Carlyle Group executive. [ The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/kim-kardashians-latest-business-venture-private-equity-11662543001). [Kim Kardashian](https://www.entrepreneur.com/topic/kim-kardashian) is no stranger to building a [brand](https://www.entrepreneur.com/topic/brand) into a global sensation.

Kim Kardashian is launching a private equity firm alongside Kris Jenner and Carlyle Group veteran Jay Sammon.

“I look forward to working closely with Jay and our team to identify distinctive investment opportunities and build the firm’s portfolio of world class companies for our investors.” [private equity](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/private-equity/) firm SKKY Partners, alongside Jay Sammons, a 16-year veteran of The Carlyle Group. They are also social juggernauts, with a robust following on every major social platform. “I’m excited to launch SKKY Partners to invest in the next generation of consumer brands, leveraging my experience founding and building global businesses and partnering with innovative companies to help them grow,” Kardashian said in a statement. According to SKKY, the firm “will make both control and minority investments in growth-oriented, market-leading consumer and media companies.” That will include consumer products and ecommerce, media and entertainment, hospitality, and luxury, all of which are “target sectors” for the firm. [Kris Jenner](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/kris-jenner/) will also serve as a partner at the firm.

The new firm, SKKY Partners, is a collaboration between the reality TV star turned business mogul and Jay Sammons, a former Carlyle Group executive who has ...

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Start combing through obscure comic book characters now: Kim Kardashian wants in on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Interview Magazine recently caught up ...

[Bupkis](https://www.avclub.com/pete-davidson-bupkis-lands-joe-pesci-peacock-1849458893). “He’s literally such a good person, they don’t really make them like him anymore. (Given the whole law school thing, maybe Jennifer Walters is also how Kardashian could tie into this world?) It’s hard to imagine this impressed the notoriously tight-lipped Marvel Studios team—sure, Mark Ruffalo and Tom Holland are known for spoiling things, but that happened after they got the gig. Of course, the MCU has also featured celebrities playing themselves. “Would I act?

PAW Patrol: The Movie star Kim Kardashian is open to doing more acting and thinks it would be fun to appear in a Marvel film.

Some fans of Kardashian would be happy to see her join the MCU as well as appearing in other projects following her acclaimed performance on Saturday Night Live. Kardashian specifically names a Marvel movie as something she'd be happy to do. More recently, she hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live and provided the voice of Delores in the animated feature film PAW Patrol: The Movie.

Media personality Kim Kardashian reveals that she would act again if Marvel Studios offered her a role in one of its upcoming projects.

Some upcoming high-profile projects Kim Kardashian could appear in include Daredevil: Born Again, [Avengers: Secret Wars](https://www.cbr.com/avengers-secret-wars-she-hulk-join-fantastic-four-mcu/) and Thunderbolts. Kardashian could also make a small appearance as a fictionalized version of herself in a future Disney+ series, similar to [Megan Thee Stallion's recent cameo in ](https://www.cbr.com/how-she-hulk-megan-thee-stallion-twerking-scene-was-filmed/) [She-Hulk](https://www.cbr.com/how-she-hulk-megan-thee-stallion-twerking-scene-was-filmed/). She-Hulk: Attorney at Law marks one of the last projects in Phase 4 of the MCU. However, there are several Marvel actors, like Mark Ruffalo and Holland, who are prone to divulging secrets and spoilers when they shouldn't, so the No Way Home incident may end up working in her favor. While the high-profile socialite has acted sparsely over the years, she is mostly known for headlining multiple reality series focusing on the lives of the Kardashian-Jenner family. for 20 seasons and is considered to be one of the most successful reality shows of all time.

Kim Kardashian expressed interest in joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a new interview.

If Marvel wants to go big, then there's a chance that Kardashian could be cast in a more significant role. [with the likes of Megan Thee Stallion](https://thedirect.com/article/she-hulk-megan-thee-stallion-twerking-cgi-photos) and Elon Musk, with Kardashian playing herself in a minor role. Maybe a Marvel movie, that would be so fun to do. Now, it looks like another famous personality wants to join the long list of MCU talents. I would if something fun came about. Would I act?

In a new profile with Interview magazine, Kim responds to people always saying that she has no talent and revealed why it's always bothered her. She says: "Yeah ...

When asked if she agrees with Wikipedia saying, "Kim Kardashian is an American socialite, model, media personality, and businesswoman," Kim replied: "I don’t really care what people think of me or say about me. I could tell you the weirdest fucking shit on the planet." Discussing her talent in further depth, Kim says: "But I think my talent is marketing and the business behind selling products and knowing what the customer wants and making it feel attainable, but also a bit unattainable at the same time. She says: "Yeah, people used to say that and I’m like, 'Do I need to be a fucking circus animal?'" [Keeping Up with the Kardashians](https://www.popbuzz.com/celeb/kardashians/), people have questioned why the 41-year-old icon is so famous and if she has any talent. What’s your talent?' And I’m like, 'Didn’t know I needed one.'"

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's marriage may have ended, but the SKIMS mogul has not shied away from speaking about their relationship publicly.

The 41-year-old [split from Davidson in August](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kim-kardashian-pete-davidson-break-up-1235123435/) after nine months of dating, and also spoke about their split in Interview. [declared legally single](https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/kim-kardashian-legally-single-kanye-west-divorce-1235037980/). She went on to date Pete Davidson, much to the distaste of West, who made several [public jabs at the comedian](https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kanye-west-second-eazy-video-1235042357/). [filed to divorce West](https://www.billboard.com/pro/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-divorce/) in February of 2021 after six years of marriage, with both parties citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their relationship ending. 6), and explained the treatment she received while with the rapper. [Kim Kardashian](https://www.billboard.com/artist/kim-kardashian/) and [Kanye West](https://www.billboard.com/artist/kanye-west)‘s marriage may have ended, but the SKIMS mogul has not shied away from speaking about their relationship publicly.

Kim's new private equity firm is called SKKY Partners — not to be confused with SKYY vodka, which I sense could open her up to yet another infringement lawsuit.

[business venture](https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/kendall-jenner-is-launching-a-beauty-brand.html). This week, [Kim](https://www.thecut.com/2022/09/kim-kardashian-bleached-eyebrows-interview-mag.html) is going into … She announced the firm’s launch on Twitter, where she wrote that SKKY will be a “next generation Consumer & Media private equity firm.” She directed her followers to [SKKY’s website](https://skky.com/), which has an extremely [Skims](https://www.thecut.com/2022/08/kim-kardashian-skims-underwear.html)-looking homepage and absolutely no other information. There is also, of course, nepotism: Kris Jenner will apparently be a partner. [American Dream](https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/kim-kardashian-bares-all). [vodka](https://www.thecut.com/2022/08/kim-kardashian-bravely-takes-shot-on-camera.html), which I sense could open her up to yet another [infringement lawsuit](https://www.thecut.com/2022/06/kim-kardashian-skkn-lawsuit.html).

The reality star recently complained about critics saying she has no talent. However, her most notable attribute is copying Black women.

In 2017, the [allegations](https://www.theroot.com/could-kim-kardashian-s-cold-overstuffed-hot-pockets-ac-1822563972) were heavy as her skin was noticeably darker in photos for her KKW Beauty marketing campaign. [Black fashion](https://www.theroot.com/black-twitter-is-dragging-kim-kardashian-for-dressing-a-1819955407) for a Vogue cover story that ran earlier this year. Kardashian, on the other hand, has gone to extreme lengths to achieve this and her look includes having plump lips, a protruding posterior and heavy amounts of contoured makeup. The featured photo drew comparisons to Saartjie Baartman (who hailed from South Africa) and was known as “Hottentot Venus.” But then, I would write that as a hashtag, not bad for a girl with no talent, because people used to be like, ‘Well, what do you do? It wasn’t just the September cover image, in which the reality star shows her bare backside in a jockstrap, that caused a stir.

The reality TV star and entrepreneur is joining forces with a private equity veteran to invest in a range of companies.

Kardashian's mother and business manager Kris Jenner will join Skky as a partner, Sammons also told the Journal. He led Carlyle's investments in Beats by Dre, Beautycounter and Vogue International, according to the news service. Kardashian, a reality TV star turned entrepreneur, co-founded Skky Partners with Jay Sammons, the former global head of consumer, media and retail at investment firm Carlyle Group.

Speaking to Interview Magazine on Sept. 6, Kim Kardashian reflected on being called talentless and revealed what she thinks her true talent is.

“I would think that has to involve some kind of talent, you know?” “It is a talent to have a brand that’s really successful off of getting people to like you for you,” she explained. “I think it's more of a challenge for you to go on a reality show and get people to fall in love with you for being you,” Kardashian added. “You don't really act, you don't sing, you don't dance,” Walters remarked, leading Khloé to point out that they’re “still entertaining people” on reality TV. “I think it came from people saying, ‘What are you famous for?’ And I’m like, ‘Well, we have a TV show.’ But just because we’re not singing and dancing and acting on the show doesn’t mean that the fame didn’t come from that,” she explained. “I could tell you the weirdest f*cking sh*t on the planet.”

The 2022 SI Swimsuit cover model also admitted what she thinks her true talents are.

Kardashian explains, “I think my talent is marketing and the business behind selling products and knowing what the customer wants and making it feel attainable, but also a bit unattainable at the same time. I think it’s a bit of magic and business savvy. Kardashian’s interest in law is in her Passionately speaking about the state of the union, she told the outlet, “Just seeing how far our country has progressed, to then see it regress—it’s really scary to think that gay marriage is in jeopardy. Is it as a lawyer? She is studying Civil Procedure and Criminal Procedure and analyzing the ins and outs of Roe v.

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Kim Kardashian shares her thoughts on the MCU and whether or not she wants a role in a future Marvel movie.

[ Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania](https://insidethemagic.net/2022/07/paul-rudds-ant-man-3-shockingly-is-now-a-must-watch-for-avengers-5-kb1/) releasing in theaters on February 17, 2023. After the disappointment of Kim had a minor role in the Paw Patrol movie, but that is nothing close to being involved in an MCU project. With this in mind, other celebrities might snag a role. Now, Kim Kardashian wants to join the MCU and will likely play herself. For the longest time, Marvel has focused on fun cameos with different MCU characters rather than giving fans a quick celebrity cameo.

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