Roxanne Aragon

Startup Acceleration | Government Innovation

Role: Program Director - I2a at Dti
Location: Los Angeles, CA, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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Experience

Program Director - I2a
Dti
Jun 2025 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
At DTI, I direct the Innovate to Accelerate (I2A) program, SpaceWERX’s flagship commercialization accelerator for SBIR/STTR-funded companies. I2A helps startups build dual-use go-to-market strategies and connect with DoD, investors, and industry to accelerate technology transition.

Education

University of Notre Dame
Bachelor's, Political Science, Spanish, Economics
2005 — 2009
The University of New Mexico
Masters in Latin American Studies, International Management and Community and Regional Planning
2011 — 2014
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Study Abroad
2007 — 2007

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Current company

Dti

Non-Profit Organizations · 43 employees · Founded 2022 · El Segundo, California, United States

About DTI Disruptive Technology Index (DTI) is a California non-profit organization supporting the economic and commercial development of the Space Industry. Through our strategic partnerships with SpaceWERX, the State of California, and Los Angeles County\'s economic development arm, we use our collective resources to help small business firms scale and thrive in the New Space Economy. DTI helps new and emerging space technology companies \"bridge\" the valley of death by providing education, funding and mentorship through its signature commercialization support program, Innovate to Accelerate (I2A). Annually, I2A supports 60 companies through its cohort programming enabling $964 million dollars in government funding and $319 million dollars in private investments. About THE BR-DGE DTI operates an outreach program called THE BR-DGE. THE BR-DGE is an outreach program for technology transfer and transition (T3). The program is powered by Disruptive Technology Index (DTI), a California nonprofit, in partnership with SpaceWERX, the US Space Force’s innovation arm for technology advancement. We support small businesses as they leverage the Small Business Administration’s SBIR/STTR program and aim to help further commercialize their dual-use technology efforts through programming and ecosystem building. With the sector projected to grow from $630 billion in 2023 to $1.8 trillion by 2035, THE BR-DGE serves as the center of gravity supporting entrepreneurs building space capabilities for the rapidly growing space economy.

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Experience

Program Director - I2a

Education

University of Notre Dame

The University of New Mexico

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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