DISNEY STAR TURNED SPACE TECH CEO

Summary from the TLDR Founders newsletter

Former Disney Channel star turned MIT PhD graduate Bridgit Mendler secured $6.3 million from major VC investors like Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz for her space satellite startup Northwood Space. Northwood Space aims to build satellite ground stations designed for mass production and customer flexibility, with a vision of creating a data highway between Earth and space.