Northwood Space
Building ground station infrastructure so Earth can talk to satellites at scale.
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Latest Round
- Series B
- Est. Valuation
- ~$600M
Investment Thesis
Northwood Space designs and deploys ground infrastructure for spacecraft communication. Founded by Bridgit Mendler (CEO, former Disney actress turned MIT graduate) and Griffin Cleverly (CTO), the company makes satellite ground stations scalable and rapidly deployable.
Northwood secured a $49.8 million U.S. Space Force contract alongside its $100 million Series B co-led by Washington Harbour Partners and a16z, bringing total funding to over $136 million.
Thousands of satellites launch every year, but the ground stations that download their data are stuck in the past — expensive, custom-built, and unable to scale with the satellite boom.
A next-gen ground station network using mass-produced, software-defined antennas that track multiple satellites simultaneously and deploy in weeks instead of years.
Satellite launches are accelerating faster than legacy ground infrastructure can handle, and the U.S. Space Force is actively investing in modernized ground-based communication systems.
$49.8M U.S. Space Force contract alongside $100M Series B, $136M+ total raised, with a working prototype built in four months — called the only viable approach to scaling ground infrastructure.
Bridgit Mendler (CEO, former Disney actress turned MIT graduate and space entrepreneur) and Griffin Cleverly (CTO) combine deep technical chops with a bold vision for connecting Earth to orbit.