# John Sculley

> John Sculley is a seed investor at RxAdvance (Palm Beach) backing Health Care and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [RxAdvance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rxadvance-2c4f)
- Location: Palm Beach, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsculley
- Website: https://x.com/JohnSculley1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.sculley.35

John Sculley is a seed investor at RxAdvance in Palm Beach focused on Health Care and Software. John Sculley III (born April 6, 1939) is an American businessman, entrepreneur and investor in high-tech startups. Sculley was vice-president (1970–1977) and president of Pepsi-Cola (1977–1983), until he became chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc. on April 8, 1983, a position he held until leaving in 1993. In May 1987, Sculley was namedSilicon Valley's top-paid executive, with an annual salary of US$10.2 million.[2]

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 3 | 75% |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Medical | 1 | 25% |
| mHealth | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| Australia | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gheorg | gheorg is an AI-powered mental health platform built exclusively for children aged 4–12, deployed through schools, health systems, and governments, and in 78 countries. Unlike adult-repurposed tools, gheorg is purpose-built for this age group — delivering evidence-based therapy through CBT, ACT, and mindfulness via a clinically designed,child-friendly platform. Every interaction is governed by VERA-MH-P (Validated Ethical Responsive AI for Mental Health — Paediatric) — the world's first patented AI safety framework for children's mental health, with a Lancet Digital Health publication targeted for July 2026. gheorg operates a B2B institutional model, contracting with school districts, health systems, and government bodies on annual per-child SaaS agreements across the US, Australia, Singapore, and the UK. The platform currently serves 19,500+ active users across 78 countries and 1,260+ cities, with over 1 million children under institutional contract. Clinical outcomes from a 600+ child pilot include 80% reduction in panic symptoms, 90% improved self-management, and 100% improved behaviour over 10 days. | $250K | Seed | Mar 01, 2026 |  |
| Safely Health | The Safely App lets potential partners share their verified STD and COVID status in a way that's trusted, private, and secure. More than an app, Safely is a movement to disrupt the spread of STD's and make the world a safer (and more fun) place to be. Behind it's sexy exterior, Safely is a fully vertically integrated healthcarecompany with partnerships and proprietary integrations with many of the world's leading healthcare companies, including Quest, Labcorp Mayo Clinic, EPIC, CVS, and more. SAFE works in partnership with the CDC, many of the world's top nonprofit organizations and influencers, plus social media platforms and dating apps, to empower this and future generations to know and show their status. | $3.5M | Series A | Jul 01, 2019 |  |
| MDLIVE | MDLIVE, formerly MDLiveCare, is a telehealth provider of online and on-demand healthcare delivery services and software that benefit patients, hospitals, employers, payers, physician practice groups, and accountable care organizations. |  | Private Equity |  |  |
| LivePerson | LivePerson makes life easier by transforming how people communicate with brands. Our 18,000 customers, including leading brands like Citibank, HSBC, Orange, and The Home Depot, use our conversational commerce solutions to orchestrate humans and AI, at scale, and create a convenient, deeply personal relationship — a conversational relationship —— with their millions of consumers. For more information about LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN), please visit www.liveperson.com. |  | Seed |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [10X Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flight Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flight-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mayo Clinic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mayoclinic) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [StartUp Health](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-health) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About RxAdvance

VC Fund



1 contacts available at RxAdvance.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Sculley | Chairman & CMO, Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-sculley-iii |

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## FAQ

### What does John Sculley invest in?

John Sculley invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did John Sculley last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Sculley closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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