Actress-Turned-CEO Raises $100 Million for Space-Antenna Firm

Northwood, a maker of critical ground infrastructure for space satellites, raised $100 million in a new funding round led jointly by Washington Harbour Partners and Andreessen Horowitz.

The money will be used to help Northwood expand manufacturing and production, supporting space missions that need to happen on tight timelines, the startup said Tuesday. The company declined to give its valuation.

Northwood, based in southern California, makes phased array antennas, mobile ground infrastructure that increases satellites’ connectivity to Earth. While there’s been a massive build-out of satellites for telecommunications, defense and climate monitoring, the equipment for controlling and communicating ...