# American Century Investments

> American Century Investments is a VC fund backing Battery and Finance. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kansas City, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/162415?trk=prof-exp-company-name
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/americancentury
- Website: https://corporate.americancentury.com/en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americancentury

American Century Investments is a VC fund in Kansas City focused on Battery and Finance. American Century Investments an asset management company focused on delivering investment results.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for American Century Investments. Shizune tracks 6 team members at American Century Investments. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/american-century-investments?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Battery | 1 | 17% |
| Finance | 1 | 17% |
| Hospital | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |
| Wireless | 1 | 17% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Pope | Vice President of Client Portfolio Management | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-pope-dcb9 |
| Diane Mulcahy | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diane-mulcahy |
| Frederick Grauer | Trustee and Chair, Corporate Governance | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frederick-l-a-grauer |
| James E. Stowers Jr. | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-e-stowers-jr |
| Jonathan Thomas | President and CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-thomas-19f0 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Claros Technologies | Claros Technologies is an environmental technology company that develops solutions for the detection, analysis, and destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The company provides PFAS testing and analytical laboratory services, proprietary PFAS destruction technology, and regulatory compliance solutions for industrial, municipal,and government organizations. Its technologies are designed to help identify, manage, and permanently eliminate PFAS contamination from water, wastewater, and other materials through science-based environmental remediation solutions. | $10M | Convertible Note | Aug 12, 2025 |  |
| Enzinc | An advanced battery developer delivering a zinc-based battery using NRL technology: a zinc metal nano-sponge that has the energy of Li-ion, is as cheap as lead acid, but is safer than both. | $8.3M | Series A | Dec 11, 2024 |  |
| Rivermark Medical | Rivermark Medical develops a minimally-invasive treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) that restores urinary function. Developed by urologists to reliably reduce BPH symptoms with minimal side effects. | $30M | Series C | Oct 10, 2024 |  |
| Claros Technologies | Claros Technologies is an environmental technology company that develops solutions for the detection, analysis, and destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The company provides PFAS testing and analytical laboratory services, proprietary PFAS destruction technology, and regulatory compliance solutions for industrial, municipal,and government organizations. Its technologies are designed to help identify, manage, and permanently eliminate PFAS contamination from water, wastewater, and other materials through science-based environmental remediation solutions. | $22M | Series B | May 28, 2024 |  |
| ArrayComm | ArrayComm LLC provides multi-antenna signal processing software for wireless systems. The company offers software for wireless client devices and infrastructure equipment to improve subscriber experiences and radio network economics through gains in coverage, client data rates, and capacity in base stations, client devices, and MIMO architectures.Its software is implemented on W-CDMA, HSDPA, WiMAX, PHS, GSM, and HC-SDMA networks in Australia, South Africa, China, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the Middle East. | $34M |  | Sep 06, 2000 |  |
| WR Hambrecht | WR Hambrecht is a financial services firm that helps companies of all sizes access capital at the lowest cost in order to accelerate disruptive growth. Its philosophy is based on tenants such as identifying companies, helping them raise capital and go public, and delivering market pricing. The company has a wide range of products such as theOpenIPO Auction, the A+ IPO, the OpenBook Auction, and the OpenFollowOn Auction.Their clients are NETSUITE, Google, MORNINGSTAR, and XBiotech and it also offers initial public offering services to companies.WR Hambrecht is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 1998 by William and Robert Hambrecht. | $83M | Series C | Jun 07, 2000 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Capita3](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capita3) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [F.R. Bigelow Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-r-bigelow-foundation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [University of Minnesota](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-minnesota) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [American Express](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/americanexpress) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anduril Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anduril-investors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cadence Healthcare Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cadence-healthcare-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does American Century Investments invest in?

American Century Investments invests primarily in Battery, Finance and Hospital startups, most often at Series C and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact American Century Investments?

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### Who are the partners at American Century Investments?

The team at American Century Investments includes Brian Pope (Vice President of Client Portfolio Management), Diane Mulcahy (Vice President) and Frederick Grauer (Trustee and Chair, Corporate Governance), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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