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Disney star turned space CEO: Bridgit Mendler launches satellite data startup backed by major VCs - TL;DR CNBC

Disney star turned space CEO: Bridgit Mendler launches satellite data startup backed by major VCs

Publishing timestamp: 2024-02-19 09:00:01


Summary

Former Disney Channel star Bridgit Mendler is launching a startup called Northwood Space, backed by investors like Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz. The company aims to build satellite ground stations with mass production and customer flexibility in mind. Mendler, along with her husband and another co-founder, plans to provide fast and flexible ground stations to satellite operators, targeting services for satellites in low Earth orbit initially. The startup aims to conduct its first test connecting to spacecraft in orbit later this year.


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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/19/disney-star-bridgit-mendler-launches-satellite-startup-northwood-space.html


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