The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Northwood Space: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $130.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategorySpace
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
Space infrastructure company building a Global ground station network powered by phased array technology. Founded 2022 by Bridgit Mendler (CEO), Griffin Cleverly, and Shaurya Luthra in El Segundo, CA. Portal phased array supports 8-12 simultaneous satellite links.
USD 142M total funding including USD 100M Series B (Jan 2026) led by Washington Harbour Partners and a16z. USD 49.8M U.S. Space Force contract for Satellite Control Network augmentation. Manufacturing at 35,000 sq ft facility in Torrance.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
Ground Stations
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Northwood Space on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2026. Explore where Northwood Space's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Northwood Space deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Bridgit Mendler CEO & Co-foundersecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Bridgit Mendlercofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Northwood Space.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Northwood Space2 deployments
Recent coverage
Northwood Space in third-party press
Peers
56 peers across 1 segment. Every Northwood Space competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
space(56)
36 companies in this segment · low_concentration (HHI 1188.742650389188) · leader K2 Space at 2172%
- SWISSto12direct competitor(inferred)strong
- Aetherfluxdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Agile Space Industriesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Airbusdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Albedo Spacedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Astrobotic Technologydirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $130.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (2)
Northwood Space’s 2 disclosed rounds, $130M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2026-01-27
$100M(reported) · $800M post
- Series A2025-04-01
$30M(reported) · $180M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in Northwood Space’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2026-01-27Series B raising $100000000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2025-04-01Series A raising $30000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 23, 2026
Prism Phased Array Antenna at El Segundo, California, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
Prism Phased Array Antenna at Multi-site, 2 continents
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Northwood Space.Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
- SpaceX3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Northwood Space from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
$100M and a Space Force Deal: Northwood’s One-Two Punch
🔦 Spotlight Hello Los Angeles The most underrated part of the space boom isn’t what gets launched, it’s what happens after. A satellite can be flawless in orbit and still be…
Northwood Space raises $100M Series B, lands $49M Space Force deal
Northwood Space raised USD 100M Series B led by Washington Harbour Partners and a16z. USD 49.8M U.S. Space Force contract for Satellite Control Network. Portal phased array…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/northwood-space.md
- RSS feed: /companies/northwood-space/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/ebc90ac0-96fe-4d95-828f-a330488135d4
- Revision history: /companies/northwood-space/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
- SpaceX3 models
Video
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Northwood Space draws attention at the 14th percentile but verifies reality at the 90th percentile among space robots. Hype Gap -75.8, 33rd widest among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $130M raised and recent funding activity. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 22, 2026