Bridgit Mendler Net Worth

What Is Bridgit Mendler's Net Worth?

Bridgit Mendler is an American actress, singer, musician, songwriter, and space entrepreneur who has a net worth of $50 million. Bridget Mendler first gained widespread recognition for her role as Teddy Duncan on the Disney Channel series "Good Luck Charlie," where her blend of comedy and relatability made her a breakout star and a favorite with teen audiences. While still on the show, she began exploring music, signing with Hollywood Records and releasing her debut single "Ready or Not," a catchy, empowerment-themed pop track that showcased her strong vocals and songwriting chops. That single helped set the stage for her first full album, "Hello My Name Is…," which blended pop with elements of R&B and soul and earned praise for its lyrical maturity.

Mendler continued to balance acting and music, starring in projects like the Disney Channel Original Movie "Lemonade Mouth," in which she also performed songs for the soundtrack, further reinforcing her dual talents. After her Disney years, she pursued more independent musical endeavors with singles that leaned toward introspective, genre-blending pop and collaborations with other artists. Her artistic evolution included experimenting with electronic and alternative production, underscoring her versatility beyond mainstream teen pop.

As we detail in the next paragraph, Bridgit is also the CEO and co-founder of a space satellite communications company called Northwood Space. In January 2026, Northwood Space raised $100 million

Northwood Space

After stepping away from full-time entertainment, Bridgit pivoted decisively toward science, engineering, and policy, earning advanced degrees that would prepare her for a second act few could have predicted. In addition to graduate work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and worked with the FCC's Space Bureau, where she gained firsthand exposure to the regulatory and infrastructure barriers facing satellite operators. That blend of technical, legal, and regulatory insight laid the foundation for her next venture.

In the early 2020s, Mendler co-founded Northwood Space and took on the role of CEO, building a company aimed at solving one of the space industry's most persistent — and least glamorous — bottlenecks: ground-based satellite communications. While launch costs have fallen and satellite constellations have multiplied, the infrastructure that brings data from orbit to Earth has not kept pace. Northwood's approach is to treat ground infrastructure less like bespoke hardware projects and more like a telecommunications network, developing mass-produced, software-driven phased-array stations that can track multiple satellites simultaneously without relying on large, mechanically steered dishes.

Under Mendler's leadership, Northwood has raised more than $130 million in venture capital, including a $100 million Series B round announced in January 2026 led by Washington Harbour Partners and co-led by Andreessen Horowitz. The company has also secured a nearly $50 million contract with the United States Space Force to help modernize the government's satellite control network, which supports critical missions such as tracking and operating GPS satellites.

Based on standard venture capital dilution math, that Series B implies a post-money valuation likely between $500 million and $800 million. In a typical Series B round, new investors take roughly 15%–20% of the company, and dividing the raise by that share yields the estimated range. If $100 million represented 20% equity, the implied valuation would be $500 million; if it represented 12.5%, the valuation would be $800 million. Press coverage from January 2026 notably stopped short of labeling Northwood a "unicorn," the industry term for companies valued over $1 billion, underscoring how close but not quite there the business currently sits.

To estimate Mendler's ownership, we can track likely dilution across Northwood's three major funding events: seed, Series A, and Series B. Assuming the original founders held roughly 85% collectively at incorporation, with the remainder in an employee option pool, and applying typical dilution rates at each round, the founders' combined stake would now be on the order of ~43%–46%. If that remaining founder pool is split roughly equally among the three co-founders, Mendler's individual share would fall in the 10%–15% range.

At today's estimated valuation, that would place Mendler's stake between approximately $50 million and $120 million in paper value — a remarkable outcome for someone who once starred in family sitcoms rather than silicon labs and satellite control rooms. And if Northwood were to continue growing and eventually achieve a valuation in the multi-billion-dollar range — for example, the $6.7 billion level that has become common for major space infrastructure players — a 15% stake would, on paper, make Mendler a billionaire.

Real Estate

In 2013, Mendler paid nearly $1.1 million for a 2,404-square-foot home in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles. She put the three-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home on the market for $1.997 million in September 2019, and it sold for $1.986 million three months later.

Early Life and Education

Bridgit Mendler was born Bridgit Claire Mendler on December 18, 1992, in Washington, D.C. She grew up in Mill Valley, California (from the age of 8), with her mother Sandra, her father Charles, and younger brother Nicholas. After moving to California, Bridgit became interested in acting and began appearing in plays, becoming the youngest person to perform in the San Francisco Fringe Festival. Mendler hired an agent at age 11 and soon landed a voice role in 2004's "The Legend of Buddha," an Indian animated film.

Bridgit attended college at the University of Southern California (USC). She studied Medical Anthropology and Medieval Visual Culture and earned an anthropology degree in 2016. In May 2017, the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Media Lab announced that Mendler was chosen for its Director's Fellows program, and a year later, she announced that she had enrolled in a graduate program at MIT. In early 2019, she revealed that she was taking a class at Harvard Law School, and she earned her graduate degree from MIT in 2020. Bridgit then decided to take her education even further, working on a Ph.D. at the MIT Media Lab, with a focus on technologies that support inclusive and collaborative governance and citizen engagement."

Early Acting Roles

Bridgit Mendler began building her career in the mid-2000s with a mix of voice work, television appearances, and supporting film roles. In 2006, she lent her voice to the video game "Bone: The Great Cow Race" and made a guest appearance on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital." She followed that with roles in the family films "Alice Upside Down" (2007) and "The Clique" (2008), while also contributing backing vocals to the song "Free Spirit" on the "Alice Upside Down" soundtrack. These early projects established her as a versatile performer comfortable moving between acting and music.

Breakthrough With Disney

Mendler's career accelerated in 2009 with a string of high-profile projects. She co-starred opposite Lindsay Lohan in "Labor Pains," guest-starred on the Disney Channel series "Jonas," and appeared in the blockbuster sequel "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," which grossed more than $440 million worldwide. That same year, she landed a recurring role on "Wizards of Waverly Place," appearing in 10 episodes.

In 2010, Mendler was cast as Teddy Duncan on "Good Luck Charlie," the role that made her a household name. The series ran for four seasons and 97 episodes, becoming one of Disney Channel's most successful family sitcoms. She reprised the character in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!" and later returned for a guest appearance on "Jessie." During this period, she also voiced Appoline in "Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2" and starred in the music-driven Disney film "Lemonade Mouth," performing on its soundtrack. Songs such as "Somebody" and "Determinate" became charting hits and staples of Disney-era pop culture.

Music Career and Recording Success

In 2011, Mendler signed with Hollywood Records and formally launched her recording career. Her debut studio album, "Hello My Name Is…," was released in 2012 and reached the top 30 on the Billboard 200 chart. The lead single, "Ready or Not," achieved Platinum certification in both the United States and Canada, while the follow-up track "Hurricane" topped the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Unlike many of her Disney peers, Mendler was closely involved in songwriting, helping establish her credibility as a pop artist rather than simply a TV star-turned-singer.

Post-Disney Television and Film Work

After her initial Disney run, Mendler transitioned into more traditional television roles. She guest-starred on "House," voiced the lead character in the English-language version of "The Secret World of Arrietty," and appeared in projects such as "Lennon or McCartney" and the extended cut of "Muppets Most Wanted." From 2014 to 2016, she starred as Sabrina Collins on the NBC sitcom "Undateable," which aired 36 episodes over three seasons.

In the years that followed, she made guest appearances on the musical drama "Nashville," appeared in the comedy "Father of the Year," and co-starred in the Netflix holiday series "Merry Happy Whatever." Alongside her acting work, Mendler continued releasing music independently and appeared in several of her own music videos, including "Ready or Not," "Hurricane," and "Summertime," rounding out a career that bridged child stardom, pop success, and mainstream television.

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Personal Life & Philanthropy

Bridgit married Griffin Cleverly on October 18, 2019. She previously dated her "Good Luck Charlie" co-star Shane Harper.

Mendler is passionate about charity work, and she has served as an ambassador for the reading campaign First Book and the Give With Target campaign to raise money for U.S. schools. In 2012, she got Disney to donate $5 million to the Give With Target campaign and raised an additional $2.5 million on Facebook. Mendler released the single "We Can Change the World" in 2011 for Disney's Friends for Change campaign, and the company donated $250,000 to the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund when the song debuted on Radio Disney. She took part in Disney's Friends for Change Games, and Disney donated $125,000 to her team's chosen charity, UNICEF. In 2013, she was involved in "Seventeen Magazine's" Delete Digital Drama campaign to end cyberbullying and revealed that she was bullied in school. Bridgit has also worked with the Free The Children Foundation and Save The Children Foundation.

Awards and Nominations

In 2012, Mendler won a Common Sense Media Award for Role Model of the Year, and in 2013, "Ready or Not" earned her a Radio Disney Music Award for Best Acoustic Performance as well as a nomination for Best Music Video. She has earned two Kids' Choice Award nominations for Favorite Television Actress for "Good Luck Charlie" (2012 and 2013), and she received a Kids' Choice Awards Mexico nomination for Best International Artist in 2013. Bridgit earned two Teen Choice Award nominations for "Good Luck Charlie," Choice TV: Female Breakout Star in 2010 and Choice TV Actress: Comedy in 2013, and she received a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress 17-21 for "Wizards of Waverly Place" in 2012. In 2013, Mendler was nominated for two MTV Europe Music Awards, Best Push and Artist on the Rise, and her work with Save the Children earned her a Do Something Award nomination for Celebs Gone Good in 2014. She received a Behind the Voice Actors Award nomination for Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Feature Film/Special for "The Secret World of Arrietty" in 2013, and the cast was nominated for Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special. Bridgit has also received Shorty Award nominations for Best Singer, Best Song ("Ready or Not"), and Best Actress ("Good Luck Charlie"), and eight World Music Award nominations.

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