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Originally Published 1 year ago — by Page Six
Bridgit Mendler, known for her roles in Disney shows and music career, has transitioned to academia, earning degrees from USC, MIT, and currently pursuing a JD at Harvard. She also co-founded a space startup, Northwood Space, which has received significant funding. Additionally, Mendler and her husband secretly adopted a 4-year-old child, marking a new chapter in her life.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by CNBC
Former Disney star Bridgit Mendler, accidentally marked a box for anthropology on her college application, leading her to pursue a career in space technology. She is now the CEO of Northwood Space, a startup focused on mass-producing ground stations for space satellites. The company has received $6.3 million in initial funding and has attracted talent from prominent aerospace companies. Mendler's educational background in anthropology and technology, including a master's degree from MIT and a JD from Harvard Law School, has prepared her for this unexpected career shift.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by KABC-TV
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.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by KTLA Los Angeles
Former Disney star Bridgit Mendler has announced her role as CEO of Northwood Space, a space startup focused on building ground stations connecting to satellites in space. The company, formed in 2023, aims to expand access to space through shared ground infrastructure. Mendler's husband serves as the company's chief technology officer, and the startup has raised $6.3 million from investors. In addition to her space venture, Mendler revealed that she's a mom to a 4-year-old boy, whom she fostered and then adopted in 2022.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by New York Post
Former Disney star Bridgit Mendler has launched Northwood Space, a space startup with over $6 million in funding, aiming to create a "data highway between Earth and space." The company plans to build satellite ground stations for fast production and deployment flexibility, addressing a bottleneck in the space industry. Mendler, who holds a PhD from MIT and a law degree from Harvard, co-founded Northwood with her husband and is set to conduct the company's first test with a spacecraft in orbit later this year.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Daily Mail
Former Disney Channel star Bridgit Mendler has transitioned from acting to becoming the CEO of a new space start-up company called Northwood Space, which recently secured $6.3 million in seed funding. The company aims to build a data highway between Earth and space by designing ground infrastructure to expand access to space. Co-founded with her husband and a software head, the company plans to make data transmission to and from satellites more efficient and accessible, with the goal of conducting their first test to a spacecraft in orbit later this year.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Vulture
Disney star Bridgit Mendler has launched a satellite startup called Northwood Space, aiming to create a "data highway between Earth and space" by mass producing ground stations that connect terrestrial servers with satellite networks. The company, which already has $6 million in funding, is led by Mendler as CEO, her husband as chief technology officer, and Shaurya Luthra as head of software. The idea for the startup began as a lockdown hobby, and Mendler envisions simplifying the process of sending data to and from space.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Deadline
Former Disney Channel star Bridgit Mendler, known for her roles in "Good Luck Charlie" and "Wizards of Waverly Place," is now the CEO of Northwood Space, a startup aiming to mass produce ground stations that connect to satellites in space, creating a "data highway between Earth and space." The company, which has received $6 million in initial funding, is set to connect to a spacecraft in orbit later this year. Mendler, who studied at MIT and Harvard Law, was inspired to start the company while spending time with family in New Hampshire during the pandemic, and is building it with two former engineers from Lockheed Martin.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Forbes
Disney Channel actress Bridgit Mendler, known for her roles in "Good Luck Charlie" and "Lemonade Mouth," has announced the launch of her satellite data startup, Northwood Space, where she will serve as CEO. The company aims to build ground stations to facilitate data transfer between Earth and space, with an initial funding of $6.3 million from investors including Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz. Mendler, who developed the idea during the pandemic, has a background in space law and engineering, and the startup plans to test its first satellite connection later this year amidst the rapid increase in space activity.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by CNBC
Former Disney star Bridgit Mendler, now CEO of startup Northwood Space, is launching a satellite data venture focused on mass producing ground stations to improve the transfer of data to and from space. Backed by major VCs including Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz, the company aims to provide fast and flexible deployment of ground stations, targeting services for satellites in low Earth orbit initially. The startup plans to address the bottleneck in shared ground stations and offer a similar experience to renting server capacity from cloud providers like Amazon Web Services or Microsoft's Azure.