Name of the Organization: Nurse Lynx Inc.
Industry: Health Technology
CEO/Founder: Judith Walker
1) How has MTIP impacted your company or ability to hire interns?
As a growing healthcare technology company, NurseLynx is excited about the opportunity to participate in the Maryland Technology Internship Program. Access to MTIP support would significantly enhance our ability to recruit and train talented interns who can contribute to key projects such as platform development, care coordination workflows, and digital user experience enhancements.
Intern support is crucial for us at this stage, as we continue to refine our technology based on real-world customer feedback. MTIP would help reduce the financial burden of onboarding technical interns, allowing us to offer meaningful, hands-on experiences to students while accelerating our product roadmap. We see this as a valuable opportunity to build a local talent pipeline and support Maryland’s tech workforce.
2) What inspired the founder to start the company?
The founder of NurseLynx, Judith Walker, RN, BSN, MBA, MHA, was inspired to start the company after decades of firsthand experience in home health and care coordination. As a nurse, she repeatedly saw vulnerable clients fall through the cracks due to fragmented systems, delayed staffing, and poor communication between providers. After personally navigating care for a loved one post-stroke, she realized that even professionals with medical training struggle to manage care effectively when support systems are disjointed.
Judith combined her clinical background and business expertise to create NurseLynx—a platform designed to close those gaps. Her vision was to build a solution that empowers families, supports providers, and ensures no one is left waiting for care. NurseLynx was born from the belief that coordinated, responsive staffing and communication should be the standard, not the exception.
3) What problem is the company solving, or what service or feature is the company providing?
NurseLynx is addressing the issue of fragmented care coordination and staffing delays in home care and healthcare organizations. Many agencies and facilities struggle to find reliable caregivers quickly, while patients and families are leftwithout timely updates or support. At the same time, nurses and caregivers lack a centralized way to find shifts, manage documentation, and stay connected with care teams.
NurseLynx provides a digital platform that connects providers, caregivers, and clients in real-time. Key features include on-demand staffing, care coordination workflows, credential tracking, shift documentation, and referral management. The platform ensures that care is delivered promptly, communication is streamlined, and no client falls through the cracks.
4) Can you share a major milestone or success that has had a significant impact on your company’s growth?
A major milestone for NurseLynx was completing a comprehensive round of customer discovery interviews across our key segments—healthcare providers, caregivers, and homecare organizations—which directly informed the development of our platform’s version 1.5. These conversations validated core assumptions and revealed critical gaps in care coordination, real-time communication, and credential tracking.
Building on this momentum, NurseLynx was awarded $25,000 in funding from TEDCO, which provided crucial support for product development and operational growth. This external validation and investment helped us accelerate platform enhancements, prepare for pilot testing, and attract further interest from Medicaid and provider networks. Together, these milestones demonstrated our ability to translate user insights into real-world solutions and scale our impact in the healthcare technology space.
5) What is your company aiming to achieve in the next 5 to 10 years?
Over the next 5 to 10 years, NurseLynx aims to become the leading digital infrastructure for coordinated home care and staffing across the country. Our vision is to close critical care gaps by connecting healthcare providers, caregivers, and families through a seamless, tech-enabled platform. We plan to expand partnerships with Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), Medicare Advantage plans, and care facilities to improve access, outcomes, and workforce stability.
We also intend to build a national network of trained, credentialed caregivers and case managers who can be deployed rapidly through our platform, transforming how homecare services are staffed, monitored, and managed. Ultimately, our goal is to make whole-person care accessible, transparent, and efficient—especially for underserved and aging populations.
6) What advice would you give to someone wanting to start a company in your industry?
Start by solving a real problem you’ve experienced or deeply understand—especially in healthcare, where the needs are complex and deeply human. Don’t build tech for the sake of tech. Instead, talk to providers, patients, and caregivers early and often. Their feedback will shape your roadmap more than any pitch deck ever could.
Also, understand the regulations, compliance issues, and operational realities of working in healthcare. This is not a “move fast and break things” industry—trust, safety, and reliability are non-negotiable.
Finally, be ready for a long game. Building in healthcare takes patience, persistence, and a willingness to partner with people who share your mission. Focus on impact over hype, and the right stakeholders—funders, users, and collaborators—will follow.