{
  "id": 1466615,
  "title": "‘A nervous system as a service’: Julian Teicke’s new bet on human connection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/a-nervous-system-as-a-service-julian-teickes-new-bet-on-human",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tech.eu",
    "slug": "tech-eu",
    "url": "https://tech.eu/2026/08/17/a-nervous-system-as-a-service-julian-teickes-new-bet-on-human-connection/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Berlin startup, Attuned, is leveraging human connection to address mental health needs. The company, founded by Julian Teicke, Rebecca Godfrey and Thomas Hübl, offers smartphone-based haptics combined with guided audio and access to a vetted Anchor – a person trained in Attuned’s peer-presence protocol. Teicke, a German serial entrepreneur and investor, believes that while technology can help with self-regulation, human connection provides something irreplaceable. The Attuned interface combines short haptic sessions, audio sessions, and optional human presence for co-regulation. Teicke’s motivation stems from personal experiences with stress and overwhelm, and his belief that technology alone cannot fully support mental well-being.",
  "summary": "Across Europe, accessing professional mental health support can mean long waits or costly private care. Yet there is also a gap between needing clinical treatment and feeling fine. People experience s...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}