# Catherine Williams

> Catherine Williams is a seed investor at Dundee Venture Capital (Boulder) backing Apps and Beauty. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dundee Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dundee-venture-capital)
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cwilliams0801

Catherine Williams is a Principal at Dundee VC. She was a Board Member at Bridle Trails Park Foundation. She attended the University of Notre Dame.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Beauty | 1 | 33% |
| Credit | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Upwardli | Upwardli is a technology-based financial services agency that helps with credit services. It helps members build their credit and savings with personalized products designed to make smart financial moves. | $9M | Seed | Nov 07, 2025 |  |
| Blanka | Blanka is a platform that helps anyone start a makeup or skincare line by automating the process of branding products. Blanka gives merchants access to cruelty-free products manufactured in North America, with no minimum order quantity - all through an app that works with any ecommerce store. Traditionally, if someone wanted to start their ownproduct line, they would spend hours vetting suppliers, they would have to make a large upfront investment in inventory to meet minimum order requirements, and they would have to manage the logistics related to shipping products to their end customer. With Blanka, merchants no longer have to deal with these headaches. | $2M | Seed | Aug 23, 2023 |  |
| Upwardli | Upwardli is a technology-based financial services agency that helps with credit services. It helps members build their credit and savings with personalized products designed to make smart financial moves. | $2.9M | Seed | Feb 01, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cascade Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cascade-angels-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Altari Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altari-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Avesta Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avesta-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Breakwater Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakwater-ventures-7831) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comcast-nbcuniversal-lift-labs-accelerator-powered-by-techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Dundee Venture Capital

VC Fund · Omaha, United States

Dundee Venture Capital invests $250,000-$1M in high-growth, early-stage technology companies. DVC invests across industries in founding teams they believe in. Most of DVC's investments are in e-commerce, B2B SaaS, or consumer networks.Dundee VC formally began in 2010. The root of the idea started much earlier when Mark Hasebroock, DundeeVC’s founding, and managing partner, was raising money for his two e-commerce companies, giftcertificates.com and Hayneedle.com, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, respectively.

5 contacts available at Dundee Venture Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrea Sandel | Business Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrea-sandel |
| Beth Engel | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beth-engel |
| Catherine Williams | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catherine-williams-820f |
| David Mann | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-mann-2 |
| Greg Beaufait | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-beaufait-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Catherine Williams invest in?

Catherine Williams invests primarily in Apps, Beauty and Credit startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Catherine Williams last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Catherine Williams closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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