
Former Disney star Bridgit Mendler has launched a satellite data startup called Northwood Space, aiming to mass produce ground stations for space communication. The startup is backed by major VCs like a16z and Founders Fund, with a focus on modernizing ground station infrastructure to enable continuous communication with satellites.





















Former $DIS Disney Star Bridgit Mendler has studied engineering at MIT and Harvard and is now raising a $6mn seed round (backed by Andreesen Horowitz apparently) to build ground station communication hubs to speak with satellites... Nice retirement gig for her! https://t.co/96m1dbt7JF
Former Disney Star Bridget Mendler Is The Next Elon Musk, Launching Her Own Startup 'Northwood Space' https://t.co/sz4kilyc5U https://t.co/5scuy1gLpF
1/ Bridgit Mendler just announced her own space startup, Northwood Space, with $6.3 million in seed funding. But that's far from the only impressive line on her resume. Here's how she went from Disney star to space CEO. https://t.co/FCWV1vZztR