- Synaptic has completed more than 600 Salesforce projects since 2008
- Deal adds Agentforce delivery practice
- First acquisition since Falfurrias invested in December 2024
Oddball has acquired the Salesforce technology and services business of Synaptic Era, adding a delivery practice for Salesforce’s AI agent platform to its federal digital services work.
Oddball said Wednesday the deal is its first acquisition since Falfurrias Management Partners invested in December 2024. Terms were not disclosed.
Commenting on the transaction, Board Chairwoman Marybeth Wootton said government customers should not have to choose between a partner that understands their mission and one that understands the platform.
What Does Synaptic Bring to Oddball?
Synaptic has been a Salesforce partner since 2008 and has completed more than 600 projects on the platform. Its specialties include Public Sector Solutions, OmniStudio and Agentforce 360.
The company has delivered more than a dozen AI production deployments since Agentforce launched in 2024, including the work for Salesforce’s first federal Agentforce customer. Its practice covers healthcare, grants management, licensing and permitting, and constituent-facing Digital Door programs.
What Federal Work Does Oddball Hold?
Oddball builds digital platforms for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Air Force, the Defense Health Agency, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The company has been moving beyond the vehicles that carried its early growth. Chief Growth Officer Tony Meyer told ExecutiveBiz in April that Oddball is no longer a small business and that the VA task-order vehicles Customer Experience, DevOps and Agile Releases, and its follow-on Secure, Performant, Reliable and User-Centered Experiences, both small business set-asides, are not where its future growth will come from. He said the company is pursuing longer-term, full-and-open competitions and larger programs, including at the Department of War.
How Does the Synaptic Deal Fit Oddball’s Strategy?
CEO Rob Silverman, a two-time Wash100 Award winner, said in a February interview with ExecutiveBiz that Oddball was evaluating acquisitions across three dimensions: client access, added capabilities and cultural alignment. He identified artificial intelligence as a capability area the company wanted to expand, citing an AI-powered chatbot it supports at the VA.
The Synaptic acquisition follows other moves to scale. Oddball named Kathy Klapacz chief operating officer early in October, bringing in an executive who led a federal health portfolio spanning CMS, HHS and the Defense Health Agency at J29. The company has also been building Oddball Labs, an applied research arm Meyer described as its engine for developing capabilities ahead of future procurements.
Silverman joined Oddball in November 2025 after 23 years at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he was an executive vice president across defense, civilian and health markets.
