Northwood valuation, funding and investors
Northwood works in satellite backhaul ground infrastructure solutions, based in El Segundo, United States. Founded in 2022, it has about 179 employees.
- Last round
- Series B · $100M · Jan 2026
- Valuation at last round
- $482M · implied
- Headcount
- 179 · growing
- Grade
- B
- Founded
- 2022
Northwood valuation today
VCMC values Northwood at $685M today, with a range of $364M to $1.1B and a grade of B. The valuation starts from its last funding round, a Series B round in Jan 2026.
Valuation by date (62 rows)
Each point is what the model would have shown on that date, using only what was known then; before its first round, a company is valued as a startup because it later raised.
| Date | Valuation | Range | Predicted in 1 yr | Phase | Headcount | Trend | Grade | Winding-down probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2022 | $18.6M | $6.76M – $51.0M | $20.3M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2022 | $18.7M | $6.81M – $51.4M | $20.4M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2022 | $18.8M | $6.86M – $51.7M | $20.6M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2022 | $19.0M | $6.91M – $52.1M | $20.7M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 May 2022 | $19.1M | $6.96M – $52.5M | $20.9M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2022 | $19.3M | $7.01M – $52.9M | $21.0M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2022 | $19.4M | $7.06M – $53.3M | $21.2M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2022 | $19.5M | $7.11M – $53.7M | $21.3M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2022 | $19.7M | $7.17M – $54.1M | $21.5M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2022 | $19.8M | $7.22M – $54.5M | $21.7M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2022 | $20.0M | $7.27M – $54.9M | $21.8M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2022 | $20.1M | $7.33M – $55.3M | $22.0M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2023 | $20.3M | $7.38M – $55.7M | $22.1M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2023 | $20.4M | $7.44M – $56.1M | $22.3M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2023 | $20.6M | $7.49M – $56.5M | $22.5M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2023 | $20.7M | $7.54M – $56.9M | $22.6M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 May 2023 | $20.9M | $7.60M – $57.3M | $22.8M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2023 | $21.0M | $7.66M – $57.8M | $23.0M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2023 | $21.2M | $7.71M – $58.2M | $23.1M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2023 | $21.3M | $7.77M – $58.6M | $23.1M (+8%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2023 | $21.5M | $7.83M – $59.1M | $23.1M (+8%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2023 | $21.7M | $7.88M – $59.5M | $23.1M (+7%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2023 | $21.8M | $7.94M – $59.9M | $23.1M (+6%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2023 | $22.0M | $8.00M – $60.4M | $23.1M (+5%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2024 | $22.1M | $8.06M – $60.8M | $23.1M (+5%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2024 | $42.0M | $27.6M – $128M | $84.0M (+100%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 2 Feb 2024 | $42.1M | $27.6M – $128M | $84.0M (+100%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2024 | $44.4M | $27.6M – $128M | $84.0M (+89%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2024 | $47.1M | $27.6M – $128M | $84.0M (+78%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 May 2024 | $49.8M | $27.6M – $128M | $84.0M (+69%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2024 | $52.8M | $27.6M – $128M | $84.0M (+59%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2024 | $55.9M | $27.6M – $128M | $84.0M (+50%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2024 | $59.3M | $27.6M – $128M | $84.0M (+42%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2024 | $62.9M | $27.6M – $128M | $84.0M (+33%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2024 | $66.6M | $27.6M – $128M | $84.0M (+26%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2024 | $70.6M | $27.6M – $128M | $84.0M (+19%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2024 | $74.8M | $27.6M – $128M | $84.0M (+12%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2025 | $79.3M | $27.6M – $128M | $84.0M (+6%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2025 | $84.0M | $27.6M – $128M | $84.0M (0%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2025 | $84.0M | $26.3M – $128M | $84.0M (0%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2025 | $84.0M | $25.0M – $128M | $84.0M (0%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 23 Apr 2025 | $136M | $95.9M – $347M | $245M (+80%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 May 2025 | $138M | $95.9M – $347M | $245M (+77%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2025 | $145M | $95.9M – $347M | $245M (+69%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2025 | $152M | $95.9M – $347M | $245M (+61%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | $160M | $95.9M – $347M | $245M (+53%) | after a round | – | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2025 | $168M | $95.9M – $347M | $245M (+46%) | after a round | 77 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | $177M | $95.9M – $347M | $245M (+39%) | after a round | 77 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2025 | $187M | $97.5M – $353M | $249M (+33%) | after a round | 83 | flat | C | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2025 | $197M | $97.5M – $353M | $249M (+27%) | after a round | 83 | flat | C | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2026 | $207M | $97.5M – $353M | $249M (+20%) | after a round | 83 | flat | C | 0% |
| 28 Jan 2026 | $483M | $340M – $1.0B | $724M (+50%) | after a round | 83 | flat | B | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2026 | $485M | $340M – $1.0B | $724M (+49%) | after a round | 83 | flat | B | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2026 | $500M | $340M – $1.0B | $724M (+45%) | after a round | 83 | flat | B | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2026 | $518M | $340M – $1.0B | $724M (+40%) | after a round | 131 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 May 2026 | $536M | $340M – $1.0B | $724M (+35%) | after a round | 131 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2026 | $559M | $348M – $1.1B | $741M (+33%) | after a round | 146 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2026 | $579M | $348M – $1.1B | $741M (+28%) | after a round | 146 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2026 | $608M | $357M – $1.1B | $759M (+25%) | after a round | 163 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2026 | $632M | $357M – $1.1B | $759M (+20%) | after a round | 163 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2026 | $665M | $364M – $1.1B | $775M (+17%) | after a round | 179 | growing | B | 0% |
| 24 Oct 2026 | $685M | $364M – $1.1B | $775M (+13%) | after a round | 179 | growing | B | 0% |
Key facts about Northwood
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- El Segundo, United States
- Employees
- about 179 +132% in a year
- Total raised
- $136M
- Funding rounds
- 3
- Last round
- Series B Jan 2026
Northwood was founded in 2022 by Bridgit Mendler, Griffin Cleverly and Shaurya Luthra.
Northwood funding history
Northwood has 3 funding rounds on record, from Feb 2024 to Jan 2026, $136M in total. None disclosed a valuation.
Series B 27 Jan 2026
Led by Washington Harbour, Andreessen Horowitz; with Alpine Space Ventures, Founders Fund, StepStone, Balerion Space Ventures, Fulcrum, Pax, 137 Ventures.
Sources: techstartups.com, payloadspace.com, finsmes.com and 4 more
$100M
Series A 22 Apr 2025
Led by Alpine Space Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz; with Also Capital, Founders Fund, Stepstone, BoxGroup, Humba Ventures, Balerion Space Ventures, Banter Capital, Long Journey Ventures, Cathay Innovation, General Catalyst, Gradient, Sommet AB, Streamlined Ventures. Individuals: Aabid Razvi, Evan Loomis, Adrian Aoun.
Sources: northwoodspace.io, payloadspace.com, spacenews.com and 3 more
$30M
Seed 1 Feb 2024
With Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Also Capital, Long Journey Ventures, BoxGroup, Humba Ventures, Susa Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Asymmetric Capital Partners, Caffeinated, First Star, HCVC, Haystack, Hoxton Ventures, LAUNCHub.
Sources: baxtel.com, datacenterdynamics.com
$6.3M
Northwood investors
30 investors have backed Northwood; Andreessen Horowitz, Alpine Space Ventures and Washington Harbour led at least one round.
- Andreessen Horowitz lead, 3 rounds
- Founders Fund 3 rounds
- BoxGroup 2 rounds
- Stepstone 2 rounds
- 137 Ventures
- AME Cloud Ventures
- Balerion Space Ventures
- Banter Capital
- Caffeinated
- General Catalyst
- Hoxton Ventures
- Humba Ventures
- LAUNCHub
- Pax
- Sommet AB
What Northwood does
Northwood works in telecommunications, with 14 recorded offerings and customers in aerospace and defense.
Northwood Space Corp. is an American company engaged in providing ground infrastructure solutions for satellite backhaul, with a focus on building resilient and scalable ground networks for space missions. The company designs and manufactures ground solutions, including phased array technology, to support dynamic connectivity across multiple orbits and to enable rapid deployment and operational efficiency. Northwood serves a global market and is involved in the development of cloud-like ground infrastructure for satellite communication networks.
Description from Veridion's company data.
Products and services
- Satellite Backhaul Ground Infrastructure Solutions
- Resilient Ground Network Design and Deployment
- Phased Array Ground Station Manufacturing
- Dynamic Orbit Connectivity Solutions
- Cloud-Style Ground Network Operations
- Advanced Ground Infrastructure Manufacturing
- Space Mission Connectivity Services
- Scalable Ground Network Operations
- Rapid Ground Infrastructure Deployment
- Sustainable Space Infrastructure Development
- Global Satellite Capacity Services
- On-Demand Ground Network Scaling
- Space Operations Enablement Services
- Advanced Manufacturing for Space Infrastructure
Markets
- Aerospace
- Defense
Technology
- Phased Array Technology
Business model
- Business-to-Business
- Service Provider
- Manufacturing
- Enterprise
Industry codes (NAICS)
- 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing 50% match
- 541330 Engineering Services 30% match
- 517810 All Other Telecommunications 20% match
Questions about Northwood
What is Northwood worth?
Valuation $685M (range $364M to $1.1B), as of 24 Oct 2026.
Has Northwood raised money?
Northwood has 3 funding rounds on record, from Feb 2024 to Jan 2026, $136M in total. None disclosed a valuation.
Who has invested in Northwood?
Andreessen Horowitz, Alpine Space Ventures, Washington Harbour, Founders Fund, Also Capital and BoxGroup, and 24 more. Lead investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Alpine Space Ventures and Washington Harbour.
How many people work at Northwood?
About 179, up 132% over the last year. Headcount grew from 77 in Aug 2025 to 179 in Sep 2026.
What does Northwood do?
Northwood works in telecommunications, with 14 recorded offerings and customers in aerospace and defense. Its main offerings are satellite backhaul ground infrastructure solutions, resilient ground network design and deployment and phased array ground station manufacturing.
When was Northwood founded, and where is it based?
Northwood was founded in 2022 and is based in El Segundo, United States. It has about 179 employees, up 132% over the last year.