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Empower Her Fund II

Empower Her Fund II is the next bold chapter in a growing movement to reshape who gets funded—and what gets built.Our mission is clear: catalyze capital for women-led ventures solving real problems, unlocking new markets, and delivering lasting impact. We believe some of the most promising returns—financial and social—come from backing overlooked founders with deep insight and grit.In 2023, Lily Kanter and Beth Stelluto launched the Empower Her Founders Fund as a proof of concept as a group on the Cata Cap platform. With 42 investors and more than 30 voting members (contributing more than $10,000), we backed seven high-social or environmental impact, women-led companies across health, fintech, climate, and consumer innovation. That early portfolio is already showing traction and proved the demand for a values-aligned investor community with real capital to deploy.Fund II is what’s next.This second fund expands our ambition—a broader network of leaders bringing new members to create a larger community of investors and more capital – all to deliver larger checks, deeper founder support, and a more diversified portfolio. We will continue to be laser-focused on women-led social and environmental impact ventures at early, catalytic stages. It’s a direct response to an urgent truth: only ~2% of angel and venture dollars go to women-led startups. We’re here to change that—with intentional capital and a growing coalition.Our aim is to be patient capital giving founders the breathing room they need to scale these important companies focused on making the world better. As with many early-stage companies, the investment horizon can be long – 10 years or more. Of course some may be acquired earlier than 10 years.A Catalytic Matching OpportunityOnce, $265,000 is raised for Fund II, Lily Kanter has committed to match with $265,000 raised for Fund II—doubling every dollar invested and unlocking $530,000 in catalytic capital for women-led ventures. This is a moment to accelerate momentum and expand our impact together.A Community with a Real VoiceWe encourage commitments of $10,000 and above. At this level, members become voting participants—joining founder pitch sessions, sitting in on investment conversations, and helping shape how capital is allocated. Voting members can also recommend ventures for the community to consider.This isn’t passive investing. It’s participatory capital.See the Empower Her Fund II: Kickoff Video

Namaste Film LLC

INVEST FOR RETURN. SHAPE THE CULTURE.NAMASTE is an anti-colonial horror film set at a lavish Indian destination wedding. The White Lotus meets Get Out. Your investment will fund the production and completion of the film. GET OUT and SINNERS prove that socially charged, entertaining films can penetrate the zeitgeist and become global genre hits — reaching tens of millions of viewers while delivering both cultural impact and commercial scale. The social impact of these films is inextricably tied to their financial success - they changed hearts and minds because they reached a mass audience.NAMASTE has this same breakout potential to shift the cultural conversation and create impact at scale by centering underrepresented characters and stories within a highly marketable genre film. NAMASTE can create a blueprint and a platform for generations of underrepresented filmmakers to tell their stories.

Palestinian Impact Initiative Fund

The Palestinian Impact Initiative Fund (PII Fund) is a rapid-response catalytic capital fund whose purpose is to be a source of economic stabilization and recovery for entrepreneurs in the West Bank, with expansion to Gaza as future conditions allow. Addressing vulnerabilities in the Palestinian economy, particularly through support to small- and medium-sized enterprises, is essential to lay the foundation for a resilient and equitable economic future.This $5M pilot fund will provide patient, fair and friendly capital to enterprises, injecting critical liquidity in this time of crisis. By filling financing gaps left by banks and conventional lenders, we will stabilize businesses, preserve private sector jobs and strengthen productive capacity. Building on the pilot, we anticipate establishing a larger vehicle with a target of $50M or more.Who We AreThe model for investing private philanthropic capital in the West Bank relies on close collaboration among a U.S.-based donor-advised fund host (Impact Charitable), a Swiss-based global peace-building organization (Principles for Peace), and a Ramallah-based investing team (Middle East Investment Initiative).PII Fund is co-founded by Rami Khoury, Managing Director of MEII, and Deborah Frieze, Board member of Principles for Peace, founder of the Boston Impact Initiative and co-founder of Unlock Ownership.Investment decisions will be made locally by MEII's team of 25 people based in Ramallah who have a long track record of partnering with Palestinian entrepreneurs.PII Fund certifies that capital raised through CataCap will not be invested in companies whose primary business is:Manufacturing or selling weapons, ammunition, or military equipment;Developing offensive weapons systems or offensive military technologies; orManufacturing components designed exclusively for weapons or military systems.In addition, PII Fund conducts full KYC/AML procedures that include ensuring that investments are not on the OFEC, EU or UN sanctions list.