"Disney Star Bridgit Mendler: From TV to Space Startup CEO and Secretly Adopting a Child"

Former Disney Channel star Bridgit Mendler has co-founded a space startup called Northwood Space, based in El Segundo, which aims to build satellite ground stations. The company has already secured about $6 million in initial funding and is attracting high-profile investors. Mendler, along with co-founders Griffin Cleverly and Shaurya Luthra, applied their experience in SATCOM to build antennas from scratch and communicate with NOAA satellites, laying the foundation for the company.