About SYLO

Three operators. One product. No esoterica.

We came from finance, engineering, and high-performance teams. Not from wellness. We built SYLO because the existing meditation apps did not meet anyone where they actually were.

Berlin
Headquarters
Frankfurt
GDPR servers
40 years
of research backing
5.0 ★
App Store

We did not start in wellness. We started because the three of us kept hitting the same wall. The existing meditation apps are libraries of generic tracks. None of them met you where you actually were before a real meeting.

So we built one that does. SYLO listens, sorts through what is going on with you in your own words, and generates a meditation specifically for tonight. In under ten minutes. Built in Berlin, hosted in Frankfurt, end-to-end encrypted. Just for you.

We want to make meditation as normal as brushing your teeth. Being able to take time to rest is true high performance.

The team

Three founders. One product.

SYLO founding team
Noah Schömann
Co-Founder & MD, Focus on Product & Marketing
10+ years of meditation experience, Investment Banking & Health Tech
If you are trying to meditate, you already are.
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Birol Aksu
Co-Founder & CTO
16+ years of software development, LLM and audio stack expert
The best architecture is the one the user does not see, because it just works.
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Max Reck
Co-Founder & MD, Focus on Sales & Finance
10+ years in sales, M&A, asset management, and investor relations
We do not sell licenses. We sell cost savings that show up next quarter.
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Advisors & Team

Advisors.

Academic Advisors

Dr. Munira Schömann
Dr. Munira Schömann
Dr. rer. nat. · Diplom-Psychologin

Dr. rer. nat. with extensive experience at the intersection of psychology, technology, and organisational change. Supports the team in developing trustworthy, user-centred AI experiences, combining psychological expertise with scientific rigor, strategic thinking, and deep experience in complex transformation processes.

Dr. Elika Karvandi
Dr. Elika Karvandi
PhD Neuroscience · University of Cambridge

PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Cambridge, specialising in AI model training. Supports SYLO's scientific approach and ensures the AI personalisation is built on solid neuroscientific foundations.

Strategic Advisors

Dr. Axel Krohn
Dr. Axel Krohn
Dr. iur. · Rechtsanwalt

Qualified lawyer specialising in restructuring with several years of professional experience at international commercial law firms. Advises SYLO on entrepreneurial and strategic matters relating to growth and corporate structure.

Eduardo Balestra
Eduardo Balestra
Creative Director · Ex-Gorillas, DDB Germany

Creative Director, copywriter, and content creator with experience leading creative work for major German agencies and brands. Former Interim Creative Director at Gorillas (post-Getir acquisition) and Creative Director at DDB Germany. Advises SYLO on brand voice, creative direction, and B2B communication.

Design

Ulf Christians
Ulf Christians
Senior Designer · Brand · UX · Motion

Senior Designer with over eight years of independent practice and four years in-house at LIQID. Focused on brand identity, UX, and motion. Leads visual design across SYLO surfaces, from product to marketing to brand system.

Data Protection

Simon Pentzien
Simon Pentzien
Rechtsanwalt · Data Protection Officer

Qualified lawyer at Gerlich Bönig in Düsseldorf, specialising in data protection and IT law. Serves as SYLO's external Data Protection Officer and ensures GDPR and BDSG compliance across product, data, and AI integrations.

What SYLO is not.

We are not therapy.

SYLO is a wellness tool, not a medical device, and never claims to replace clinical care. If you are in crisis, we route you to professional support resources before any session starts.

We are not a guru.

We do not have a brand voice that says "feel into your truth." We cite peer-reviewed studies, not feelings.

We are not a 5,000-track library.

SYLO does not give you a list to scroll. It generates the one meditation that fits tonight, when you start the session.

We are not selling vibes.

Every claim on this site is sourced. The claims we cannot prove yet, we mark as hypothesis.

Two kinds of trust. We are explicit about both.

Where we are

Built in Berlin. Hosted in Frankfurt.

Entity:
Seelenfreund GmbH
Address:
Kolonnenstraße 8, 10827 Berlin
Server location:
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Compliance:
GDPR-compliant infrastructure

For yourself

Try SYLO tonight. Free for 7 days.

Reflect for two minutes. Get a meditation made for tonight.

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For your team

Talk to us about a team pilot.

30-minute demo. No pitch. Honest answers about whether SYLO fits.

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