Ex-Disney Star Bridgit Mendler Launches A Satellite Data Startup

Former Disney star Bridgit Mendler is launching a startup named Northwood Space, which plans to revolutionize how satellite data is sent to Earth. Leveraging her background in engineering and space law, Mendler plans to create a "data highway" between Earth and space. Northwood aims to streamline access to satellite data and enable space companies to respond more effectively to emerging missions and use cases. The 'Ready or Not' singer revealed that she began working on her startup, of which she is the CEO, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. "While everybody else was making their sourdough starters, we were building antennas out of random crap we could find at Home Depot … and receiving data from [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] satellites," Mendler told CNBC. Mendler also surprised fans by revealing in a follow-up tweet that she is a mother to a 4-year-old boy.