United Kingdom, Feb. 20 -- Bridgit Mendler has become the CEO of a new start-up company.

The 31-year-old star - who first found fame as a child actress - has taken to social media to announce that she's become the CEO of Northwood Space, a start-up that's seeking to create a "data highway between earth and space".

Bridgit wrote on X: "Expect the unexpected!

"So excited to announce our $6.3M seed led by @foundersfund and @a16z with participation from @CapitalAlso, @LongJourneyVC, @BoxGroup, @humbavc

"At @NorthwoodSpace we have our sights on building a data highway between earth and space. We are designing shared ground infrastructure from first principles to expand access to space.

"We have a lot of work ahead of us but that's the fun...