# John Sculley: angel investments and portfolio

> John Sculley is an angel. 3 investments on record, latest Sept 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-sculley (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# John Sculley

Last cheque observed Sep 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Series A Series B Venture

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **4064** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.7M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Exits **3 from the portfolio**

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## John Sculley highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 67% of its rounds
- 03 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Neft](https://millionrounds.com/company/neft)** Series A · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Nov** **[WorldMate](https://millionrounds.com/company/worldmate)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **1999** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Answers Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/answers-corporation)** Series B · US **$1.4M** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all**

**[Answers Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/answers-corporation)** Bought by [Apax Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apax-partners) **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

**[WorldMate](https://millionrounds.com/company/worldmate)** Bought by Carlson Wagonlit Travel **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[Answers Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/answers-corporation)** Bought by [AFCV Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afcv-holdings) **Undisclosed** Feb 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Series A Series B Venture

Median round joined **$5.7M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2015
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1999 2015

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## Books by the people here

2 books written by people at John Sculley: [John Sculley](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-sculley).

- Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple: A Journey of Adventure, Ideas, and the Future [John Sculley](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-sculley) · 1987 3.82 from 633 ratings on Goodreads About the book In discussing his transition from Pepsi's president and CEO to marketing visionary of Apple Computers, the author shares his insights into marketing and management strategies and forecasts future business trends On AmazonListen on Audible
- Moonshot! [John Sculley](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-sculley) · 2014 3.75 from 200 ratings on Goodreads About the book “The future belongs to those who see the possibilities before they become obvious… This is the most exciting time ever to be part of the business world.”Throughout history, there are some events that stand out as so groundbreaking that they completely change life as we know it.… On AmazonListen on Audible

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## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name John Sculley in their description, not their title.

- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 8 Aug 2022 · 1h 0m Co-founder and CEO G2, Godard Abel: Finding Opportunity in Challenging Times Mentions [Godard Abel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/godard-abel)[John Sculley](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-sculley) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) 23 Oct 2016 · 1h 3m NeXT (Live show at the GeekWire Summit) Mentions [John Sculley](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-sculley)[Gil Amelio](https://millionrounds.com/person/gil-amelio)[Joanna Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/person/joanna-hoffman) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Much I Know](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-much-i-know) 31 Mar 2015 · 19 min Sonny Vu, Founder of Misfit With [Sonny Vu](https://millionrounds.com/person/sonny-vu) Mentions [John Sculley](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-sculley) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about John Sculley

### What does John Sculley invest in?

John Sculley invests most often at Series A and Series B (67% of the rounds on record).

### How active is John Sculley?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2015.

### How big are John Sculley's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.7M.

### Is John Sculley investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2015.

### What kind of investor is John Sculley?

John Sculley is an angel.

### Where does this information on John Sculley come from?

From public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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