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HaloBraid Raises 7M to Automate Hair Braiding

HaloBraid, a robotics startup founded by Harvard engineer Yinka Ogunbiyi, raised 7 million dollars in seed funding led by Alexis Ohanian's Seven…

Why a braiding robot is suddenly venture-backed news

The origin story is pandemic-era.

How the HaloBraid device works

Details are deliberately thin because patents are still pending, but the core workflow is clear.

The market math behind the bet

The numbers Ogunbiyi cites are the spine of the pitch.

What happens over the next 24 to 72 hours

Expect the immediate cycle to be about attention rather than hardware.

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