Season 1
Prodigy Challenge
Starter programme from Raising Superstars built around short daily activities for babies, with video instructions, shipped booster cards and access to parent coaches.
₹7,997as of 20 Oct 2026
Available
Raising Superstars
Screen-free early learning programmes for babies and toddlers
Mumbai early-childhood education company founded by Raghav and Shraddha Himatsingka. It sells home-based, screen-free programmes built around its Prodigy Framework for children aged roughly 0 to 6.
FoundersRaghav Himatsingka & Shraddha Himatsingka
Pitch & term sheet
Shark Tank India Season 1 · Episode 7 · Aired 28 Dec 2021 · Pitch #19
DealClosing not reported
PitchedEarly childhood development programme for parents
Mumbai couple Raghav and Shraddha Himatsingka pitched a programme that helps parents develop babies' skills at home. Ashneer Grover and Aman Gupta both bid, and the founders took a joint Rs 1 crore for 4%, double the equity they had offered.
Founders' ask
₹1 Cr
for 2% equity
Deal accepted on air
₹1 Cr
₹1 Cr for 4%
Implied valuation
₹25 Cr
Deal terms (ask implied ₹50 Cr)
Implied valuation is calculated by PitchBase Global as cash ÷ equity share and excludes debt. An offer accepted on television is subject to due diligence and may change or not close.
Sharks on the panel
Documented offers
- Revised
₹1 Cr for 5%
- Revised
₹1 Cr for 4%
- Accepted on air
₹1 Cr for 4%
After the show
Closing not reportedReported 19 Jul 2023
Reports conflict. ThePrint (May 2022) says the company received Rs 1 crore on the show. The Federal (Jul 2023, PrivateCircle data) says it seemingly passed on the Shark Tank deal and raised at about twice the valuation elsewhere within six months. Neither says clearly whether the shark money was paid.
Partially verifiedLast checked 20 Oct 2026
Products & where to buy
Company timeline
Oct 2020
Company founded
ThePrint dates the founding to October 2020 after the founders left a transport business.
28 Dec 2021
Pitched on Shark Tank India season 1
Accepted a joint offer from Aman Gupta and Ashneer Grover.
8 Jun 2023
US$2 million pre-Series A round
Round led by BLinC Invest.
Founders & leadership
Raghav Himatsingka
Founder & CEO
Founder and CEO of Raising Superstars. According to ThePrint he ran a transport business before moving into early-years education after the 2020 lockdown.
Shraddha Himatsingka
Co-founder
Sources
- 1.Shark Tank India Live Updates: Raising Superstars, Torch-it and La Kheer Deli
ReadersFusion · Published 28 Dec 2021 · Accessed 20 Oct 2026Recap blog / aggregator
- 2.Shark Tank India Episode 7: What Happened in the Show?
BizzBucket · Published 7 Jan 2022 · Accessed 20 Oct 2026Recap blog / aggregator
- 3.Edtech Startup Raising Superstar Bags Funding To Enable Children's Early Stage Brain Development
Inc42 · Published 8 Jun 2023 · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- 4.Raising Superstars bags $2 Mn in a pre-Series A round
Entrackr · Published 8 Jun 2023 · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- 5.Now in Indian Ed Tech: a company that makes your baby a 'prodigy'. All doctors don't agree
ThePrint · Published 28 May 2022 · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- 6.Shark Tank India: Sharks of Season 1 invest in 27 out of 65 committed deals
The Federal · Published 19 Jul 2023 · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- 7.Raising Superstars official website (India)
Raising Superstars · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- 8.Raising Superstars - Company Profile (Inc42 Datalabs)
Inc42 · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- 9.Shark Tank India season 1
Wikipedia · Accessed 20 Oct 2026Encyclopedia (lead only)
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