Halo
About
About Halo
HaloBraid is designed to automate the repeated crossover motion used to complete an individual braid. The stylist sections the hair, prepares the strands and starts the braid by hand before placing it into the device. HaloBraid then continues the pattern with controlled tension and spacing, allowing the stylist to begin another section or supervise several devices.
The product is intended to preserve the stylist’s creative and client-facing role while reducing hand strain and the time spent on repetitive finishing. Halo has built hundreds of prototypes and is testing the workflow with professional braiders before commercial launch. Its USD 7 million seed round is supporting engineering, manufacturing readiness, salon partnerships and validation across different hair textures and braid requirements.
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HaloBraid
Funding
- 2026-06-23 - Seed - $7M - Halo raises $7M seed round for HaloBraid
Halo raised a $7M seed round led by Seven Seven Six for HaloBraid, its robotic braid-assist device for professional stylists, with capital for product development, manufacturing readiness and salon partnerships. - source: prnewswire.com
Investors
- AlleyCorp - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-06-23
- Bling Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-06-23
- Seven Seven Six - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-06-23
Team
- Yinka Ogunbiyi - Founder and CEO - Created HaloBraid after applying biomechanical engineering and consumer hardware experience to professional hair-braiding workflows.
- David Afolabi - Co-Founder - Co-founded the Harvard-linked venture behind HaloBraid before the company’s seed financing and salon launch plan.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-06-23 - Funding - Halo raises $7M seed round for HaloBraid
Seven Seven Six led the seed round, with AlleyCorp and Bling Capital participating. HaloBraid lets stylists start each braid by hand while the device finishes the repetitive braid-down portion faster. The company plans to use the funding for product development, stylist testing, manufacturing readiness and salon partnerships.
Source - 2023-03-30 - Market Signal - Halo wins HBS New Venture Competition Business Track and Crowd Favorite
Halo won both the Business Track and Crowd Favorite awards in the 2023 Harvard Business School New Venture Competition. Official HBS results identify Halo as the Business Track winner. Halo also received the Crowd Favorite award.
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Context tags
- Service-robot development - Workflow - Halo builds HaloBraid as a robotic braid-assist device for professional stylists.
- Commercial service venues - Customer Environment - HaloBraid is built for salon environments.
- Consumer service robot builder - Peer Group - The product serves a consumer-facing salon workflow through professional stylists.
- Human-robot interaction - Capability - Stylists begin each braid and hand off the repetitive portion to the device.
- Dexterous manipulation - Capability - The product automates repetitive braid manipulation rather than locomotion or delivery.