US EditionNorthwood Space's $100 Million Funding Round Shows Interest in Space Tech Is Surging
Northwood Space’s multi-beam phased-array system expands satellite control capacity amid growing demand, backed by a $49.8 million U.S. Space Force contract and $100 million funding.
- On Jan. 27, 2026, Northwood Space closed a $100 million Series B led by Washington Harbour Partners and Andreessen Horowitz and secured a $49.8 million contract from the U.S. Space Force.
- Rising orbital traffic has shifted the bottleneck to ground infrastructure as operators scale constellations, and a 2023 GAO report noted the Defense Department has tracked Satellite Control Network capacity issues since 2011 with users warning availability limits could compromise missions.
- Northwood’s Portal phased-array electronically steers multiple beams to support eight simultaneous links per site and operates across LEO, MEO and geostationary orbit from its 35,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Torrance.
- Zachary Kirstein said the Space Force award is a three-year agreement awarded through Space Systems Command’s Joint Antenna Marketplace, and expanded capacity will help customers scale from one or two satellites to dozens, supporting Satellite Control Network functions.
- The company plans to add eight sites across five continents and produced eight Portal units in December 2025, deploying systems on two continents.
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