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Northwood Space funding, valuation and investors
Phased-array ground stations connecting satellites to Earth (Bridgit Mendler's startup).
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series B
$100M · January 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$100M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth · California
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Andreessen Horowitz
Overview
Northwood Space builds phased-array ground station infrastructure connecting satellites to Earth — 'the cell towers of space.' Founded by Bridgit Mendler (former Disney actress) and aerospace engineers, the company raised from seed through a $100M Series B in January 2026 co-led by a16z, with a $50M U.S. Space Force contract.
Why Northwood Space is interesting
American Dynamism ground-segment bet — a16z backed seed through $100M Series B alongside a $50M Space Force contract for satellite connectivity infrastructure.
Product & use cases
Northwood deploys phased-array ground antennas that can track and communicate with multiple satellites simultaneously — reducing the cost and complexity of satellite downlink compared to traditional dish antennas.
- Multi-satellite ground station connectivity
- Defense and commercial satellite downlink
- Phased-array antenna deployment for space communications
Key facts
- Series B (Jan 2026): $100M co-led by a16z — Northwood blog
- $50M U.S. Space Force contract
- Founded by Bridgit Mendler and aerospace engineers
Funding history (newest first)
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Phased-array technology enables one ground station to track many satellites — critical as LEO constellation count explodes.
Ground segment is bottleneck for satellite constellation growth. Northwood's phased-array approach plus Space Force contract validates defense market. AWS Ground Station competes on cloud integration; Northwood bets on proprietary hardware.
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AWS Ground Station direct
Cloud-managed satellite ground stations.
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KSAT direct
Satellite ground station network operator.
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Atlas Space Operations direct
Ground station as a service.
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Traditional dish antennas incumbent
One dish per satellite tracking.
Notable stories
- Bridgit Mendler — known for Disney Channel's 'Good Luck Charlie' — co-founded Northwood Space after studying at MIT and Harvard, pivoting from entertainment to aerospace entrepreneurship.
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