Raising Superstars

Raghav and Shraddha are a married couple from Mumbai whose entrepreneurial journey with Raising Superstars was born from an intensely personal place — the moment they became parents and realised they had no idea how to systematically develop their son's potential in his most critical developmental window. Raghav said: "I grew up as an introverted child who struggled to learn new things fast and I shuddered to think that my son might too when he grew older. Bill Gates made me realise that 90% of our brain develops before the age of 6, and since then I have dedicated my life towards inspiring parents to take early action with their babies and toddlers, and provide them opportunities to discover and nurture their innate talents."

Raising Superstars is an early childhood education platform built around the proprietary Prodigy Framework — a structured, research-backed system designed to help parents systematically unlock their child's cognitive, physical, creative, and emotional potential between the ages of 0 and 6, through daily 5-minute, screen-free activities. The S4 Framework (Strength, Stamina, Stability, Skills) for Athleticism helps enable early crawling, early walking, fine motor skills, strength, stamina, balance, stability, and more. The intelligent-system design enables early speech development, Reading and Math (even for babies), Problem Solving, Foundations of Logical Thinking, Phenomenal Memory Powers, Knowledge Framework, and more.

Amount Asked: ₹1 crore Equity Offered: 2% Implied Pre-Money Valuation: ₹50 crore

Raghav and Shraddha brought one of their clients — a parent with her child — to demonstrate their product live in the Tank. The Sharks were surprised to see the results. ReadersFusion The child — Baby Dhveer, who was less than two years old — demonstrated cognitive abilities in front of the Sharks that visibly astonished the panel. The ability to identify flashcards, demonstrate memory, and show developmental progress far beyond typical expectations for a child of that age was the most powerful sales tool any edtech company could deploy. The pitch opened with a Bill Gates quote that anchored the entire presentation: "The first five years have so much to do with how the next 80 turn out." This framing — immediately connecting a child's first years to an entire lifetime of outcomes — was pitch-perfect for an audience of business-minded investors who think in long-term return on investment terms.

Anupam Mittal was the first to exit. Anupam expressed concerns that the customer acquisition cost is not well-defined, and he anticipated the need to raise prices in the future. Namita Thapar declined on philosophical grounds as much as commercial ones. Namita believed that till 3 years, everyone should leave the child as it is to grow and learn by themselves. Vineeta Singh exited citing she was not passionate about entering the early childhood education sector — a category exit rather than a product critique. Ashneer Grover and Aman Gupta were the two believers. Both made competing solo offers before the founders asked them to consider joining forces.

The negotiation progressed logically once the founders established that they were most interested in having both Aman and Ashneer invest together. Both co-founders took time out of the room. When they came back, Ashneer and Aman had come into a partnership and offered a joint deal. The final agreed on-screen deal was ₹1 crore for 4% equity from Ashneer Grover and Aman Gupta jointly Scribd — meeting Aman's original equity ask and splitting the investment equally between the two Sharks.

On-Screen Deal: YES - agreed with Ashneer Grover + Aman Gupta