Bridgit Mendler on moving from Disney star to founding spacetech startup Northwood | TechCrunch

Former Disney Channel star Bridgit Mendler wants to transform one of the least sexy segments of the space industry: ground stations.

Founded in 2024, Mendler is the CEO and Co-Founder of Northwood Space, a spacetech startup looking to expand access to space by rethinking shared infrastructure for satellite backhaul.

In this fireside chat with TechCrunch Reporter Aria Alamalhodaei, Mendler explores how Northwood Space will build out a data highway between Earth and orbit.

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