HaloBraid raises $7M from Seven Seven Six to end the six-hour hair salon appointment

TechCrunch | 23.06.2026 22:09
Box. Boho. Knotlesss. Most Black women understand exactly what those words refer to: Braided hairstyles. The thousand-year-old ritual is practically a rite of passage, and many Black women and girls even today sit in salon chairs, up to 12 hours at a stretch, as a stylist weaves patterns into their hair.