How two widows turned their grief into a startup that helps people heal

DayNew’s founders want it to be an app for everything from checking off to-dos like canceling accounts to building a support network of other users.

When their husbands died suddenly about three years ago, a mutual friend connected Eloise Bune and Karine Nissim on Instagram. They got to know each other and became part of one another’s support system as they navigated the aftermath of being widowed—and the effect that grief has on doing everyday tasks.