Catcall

Name

Catcall

Legal name

Catcall

Website

https://catcallmag.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Feminist Publication

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Politics, Current Affairs & Social Commentary Publishing (MPAJAAAM)

Keywords

• Online feminist publication
• Intersectional feminist content
• LGBTQ+ media coverage
• Independent digital magazine
• Community activism journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Catcall is an online feminist magazine that publishes editorial content on intersectional feminism, LGBTQ+ issues, activism, lifestyle, sex and relationships, entertainment, book recommendations, and personal essays. The publication is produced by a small editorial collective and distributed free of charge via a WordPress website, social media channels, and an email newsletter. It also maintains a Bookshop.org affiliate storefront for curated book sales.

Product overview

Catcall is an online feminist media publication that operates as a single, unified digital magazine. The publication covers intersectional feminism, LGBTQ+ activism, entertainment, lifestyle content, sex and relationships, and personal stories through regularly published articles on its website. Catcall Magazine serves as the company's primary product, offering editorial content across multiple topic categories including Activism (with subcategories for LGBTQ+, Racial Justice, and Diversify Your Feed), Lifestyle, Sex and Relationships, Entertainment, Catcall Reads (book recommendations), and Personal Stories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catcall Magazine

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Boots on the Ground MidwestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatcall partnered with Boots on the Ground Midwest for civic engagement events including 'Postcards for Change' community write-in nights to contact representatives. The collaboration supports Midwest activism organizing efforts and provides resources for community participation in democratic processes.
• The Book Club KCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatcall teamed up with The Book Club KC (5735 Johnson Dr, Mission, KS 66202) to host community events including postcards for change write-in nights, providing venue space for civic engagement activities.
• LGBTQ Foundation of KansasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as a resource organization for transgender community support in Kansas City area, providing services for trans individuals and families trying to relocate to safer states.
• Trans Women of Color CollectiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as a resource organization for transgender community support, specifically serving trans people of color in the Kansas City metro area.
• Rainbow RailroadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as a resource organization helping transgender individuals and their families relocate from unsafe states to safer locations.
• B/qKC (Black/queer Kansas City)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatcall covers B/qKC's archival work documenting Black Queer Kansas City stories through digital multimedia archives. Nasir Montalvo's organization works to preserve queer and trans people of color narratives.
• BlaqoutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatcall covered Blaqout's partnership with B/qKC on the Soakie's interactive installation exploring how the memory of Kansas City's only Black gay bar can build Black queer community.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• The Advocate: Established LGBTQ+ news and culture publication covering politics, activism, and community — substantially larger than Catcall but highly comparable in target audience and editorial content categories.
• Ms. Magazine: Long-running feminist publication covering politics, activism, and culture with a broader national footprint than Catcall, but overlapping in feminist editorial stance and audience segments.
• Them: Vox Media's LGBTQ+ publication offering news, culture, and personal stories — comparable in editorial scope to Catcall but operates at significantly larger national scale under a major media parent.
• Out Magazine: Major LGBTQ+ lifestyle, culture, and news publication — comparable in core editorial segments (queer culture, activism, community stories) to Catcall, but significantly larger and nationally distributed.

Direct peers

• Autostraddle: Online publication for queer women and non-binary people with news, opinion, culture, and personal essays — the closest analog to Catcall in audience (LGBTQ+ intersectional feminist readers) and format (independent WordPress-style online magazine).
• Rewire News Group: Independent news outlet with intersectional feminist and reproductive-rights coverage — directly comparable to Catcall in editorial angles (feminism, LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive health) and independent/nonprofit funding model.
• Tagg Magazine: Independently published, Kansas City-area LGBTQ+ magazine — directly comparable to Catcall by geography (regional Midwest queer press) and editorial focus on LGBTQ+ community coverage.
• Bitch Media: Independent feminist media outlet publishing intersectional commentary, culture criticism, and activism coverage — directly comparable to Catcall's intersectional feminist editorial scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/catcall_mag
• Facebookfacebook.com/catcallmag
• Instagraminstagram.com/catcall_mag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/catcall

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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