About X.R.A.Y.
Built by a veteran.
Built for veterans.
X.R.A.Y. was built by Carlton A. James — 20+ years Army Signal Corps, defense contractor, and founder. After watching veteran-owned businesses lose contracts not from lack of capability, but from lack of infrastructure, Carlton spent four years building the answer.
The result is X.R.A.Y. — the world's first intelligence-native AI business operating system, built exclusively for veteran-owned businesses. 154 autonomous agents. 18 zones. The entire business back-office — automated.
Carlton A. James
Founder & Chief AI Officer — 25 Alpha LLC
Mission
“Veteran-owned businesses have the mission capability to compete at any level. They have always lacked the infrastructure. X.R.A.Y. eliminates that gap — permanently.”
— Carlton A. James, Founder
The Building of X.R.A.Y.
Carlton A. James enlists. Signal Corps. 20 years of signals intelligence, communications, and strategic operations across multiple theaters.
Transitions to defense contracting. Watches veteran-owned businesses struggle with procurement, compliance, and scaling — not mission capability.
Begins building the first prototype of what will become X.R.A.Y. The concept: 100% of the back-office and compliance overhead automated so veterans can focus on the mission.
Founds 25 Alpha LLC in Delaware. The platform enters active development.
First 100 agents deployed. ALLIANCE institutional partner API complete. AUDIT subsystem live. 15 terminals, 4 waves, all gates cleared.
X.R.A.Y. opens to the public on June 19, 2026. 154 Alpha Prime agents. 18 zones. Memorial Day Founding 50 cohort enrolled.
Operating Principles
How we build.
Veteran-First, Always
X.R.A.Y. is built exclusively for veteran-owned businesses. Every pricing decision, every feature, and every zone was designed around the operational reality of a VOSB.
Intelligence with Intention™
Every agent action is governed by The Algorithm of Trust™. Autonomous does not mean uncontrolled. Every decision has a chain of evidence and a responsible owner.
See Through Everything™
Radical transparency is not a feature — it is the product. Your PULSE score, your audit chain, your compliance posture — all visible, all real, all the time.
Fortune 50 Infrastructure, VOSB Access
The same level of AI infrastructure deployed by the largest companies in the world — made accessible to veteran entrepreneurs at $99/mo.
The 25-Minute Covenant
First win in 25 minutes. Not a tagline — a contractual commitment. If your deployment takes longer, your first month is free. No questions asked.
FedRAMP Before Flashy Features
Security and compliance come before growth and scale. GATE-05 — FedRAMP Moderate + SOC 2 verified — runs before the first line of product code.
Corporate Entity
25 Alpha LLC
Delaware S-Corporation. Headquartered in the United States. X.R.A.Y. is the flagship product of 25 Alpha LLC — the world's first intelligence-native AI business operating system for veteran entrepreneurs.