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Braid is a tech company dedicated to educating and empowering users—especially students and cosmetology professionals—through an interactive mobile app focused on textured hair education, AI assistance, and community engagement.

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Our Mission

Our Mission

Our Mission

To make textured hair education accessible, inclusive, and empowering for everyone—from everyday individuals to beauty professionals.

Our Vision

We envision a world where all hair textures are understood, celebrated, and cared for through innovation, education, and community.

OUR STORY

Braid was created out of a frustration with the lack of textured hair education in beauty spaces. What started as a student-led project has grown into a powerful platform designed to bridge the gap in hair knowledge and representation.

Meet The Team

Areanna Whittington

Project Manager
Hobbies: Crocheting, Cooking, and Creating/Designing
Motto:Turning ideas into reality, one canvas at a time.

Arey

Charlesa Thompson

UX/UI Lead
Hobbies: Craft, Sing, & hang out with friends
Motto: Get Rich or die trying

Char

Taiwo Ayedun

UX/UI Designer and Event planner
Hobbies: Reading, Baking, Crocheting, Binge watching shows.
Motto: The future you is depending on the current you

Tai

Gabrielle Vidal

UX/UI Designer and Illustrator
Hobbies: Drawing, Reading, and playing Video Games.
Motto: “Jack of all trades, master of none, though oftentimes better than master of one”

Alyssa

Stats

100% of our target Audience would use braid on a daily basis

Quotes from Our Testers

I like the survey in the beginning. It seems like it would be tailored to your hair type, which would cut down on clicking.

I like that you can find both hairstyles and courses you're actually interested in -- I really do like that feature.

Only 17 states require textued hair training in cosmetology programs -- Braid is her to change that.

This is a beautiful app!

I like the structure of this page. It's very informational. (Courses page)

Help us make Braid a reality

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Contact Us

Contact
braidglobal@gmail.com

Based in
Chicago, IL