Former Disney star Bridgit Mendler has transitioned from acting to becoming the CEO of her space startup, Northwood Space, which secured $6.3 million in seed funding. Mendler, who studied engineering at MIT and Harvard, is focusing on building ground station communication hubs to connect with satellites.
Bridgit Mendler, known for her role in the Disney Channel series "Good Luck Charlie," is taking a leap into the cosmos. The actress a singer-songwriter announced that she co-founded a satellite data startup called Nörthwood Space and will be its CEO. https://t.co/5YZPH5dHdH https://t.co/DfWvCcv16n
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
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
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