HaloBraid secures $7M seed to cut braiding time from hours to minutes
Robotics startup HaloBraid, founded by Harvard alum Yinka Ogunbiyi, raised $7 million in a seed round led by Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six. The funding will launch a braiding‑assistant device that lets stylists hand off braids to a robot, shrinking sessions that can last up to 12 hours into minutes. The tech aims to ease stylists' strain and meet consumer demand for faster braids.