We prove that if C is a tensor C˚-category in a certain class, then there exists an uncountable family of pairwise non stably isomorphic II 1 factors pM i q such that the bimodule category of M i is equivalent to C for all i. In particular, we prove that every finite tensor C˚-category is the bimodule category of a II 1 factor. As an application we prove the existence of a II 1 factor for which the set of indices of finite index irreducible subfactors is ! 1, 5`?13 2