What Oddball does

Oddball is a U.S. government digital services agency founded in 2016 by Travis Sorensen and Rob Wilkinson and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, operating as a remote-first company with employees distributed across all 48 states. The firm specializes in digital modernization for federal civilian and defense agencies, delivering full-stack web and mobile development on AWS (including GovCloud, ECS Fargate, Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB) with DevSecOps and Human-Centered Design practices, and is certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 20000-1:2018, ISO 27001:2022, and CMMI Level 3 for both Development and Services.

Its portfolio centers on three large civilian engagements — the VA.gov platform and Enterprise Notification Platform for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the CMS Authenticated Experience for Medicare beneficiaries served by HealthCare.gov and MyMedicare.gov, and the SEC's 3.6 petabyte Enterprise Data Platform — supplemented by USAF programs (Kinderspot, BIZINT, BEAM) delivered through SBIR Phase III contracts. Adjacent products include an AI-powered VA.gov chatbot, a VA VoiceBot using Genesys Cloud NLP/NLU, and a new AI governance product line through its Oddball Labs division.

Oddball generates revenue exclusively through federal procurement channels, operating as both prime and subcontractor across more than nine contract vehicles (GSA MAS, VA SPRUCE IDIQ, CEDAR IDIQ, CMS ACME BPA, SEC Digital Services BPA, HHS OG SWIFT BPA, OPM Digital Services BPA, USAF ABMS IDIQ) and multiple Phase III SBIR awards. In January 2025 the company received a growth investment from Falfurrias Management Partners (Capital Partners V), following which Rob Silverman was appointed CEO and the firm expanded its SDVOSB set-aside capture via the Oddcore joint venture with Wilcore Technologies, which alone secured nine VA SPRUCE task orders in FY2025 including a $15M, three-year VA.gov Chatbot Support award.

Name

Oddball

Legal name

Oddball

Website

https://oddball.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Oddball is a government digital services agency that modernizes federal citizen-facing and mission systems for agencies such as VA, CMS, SEC, and the U.S. Air Force via AWS-based full-stack development, DevSecOps, and human-centered design delivered under multiple federal contract vehicles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Federal Government IT Services: Oddball generates revenue primarily through federal government contracts as a prime and subcontractor. Revenue comes from task orders on multiple IDIQ and BPA vehicles (VA SPRUCE, CEDAR, GSA MAS, CMS ACME, SEC Digital Services BPA, USAF ABMS, OPM Digital Services BPA, HHS OG SWIFT) and SBIR contracts. Work spans digital modernization, DevSecOps, UX, cloud migration, and software development for federal civilian and defense agencies. The company was appointed Rob Silverman as CEO following a growth investment with significant contract revenue from CMS and VA.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Oddball is a government digital services agency that delivers digital modernization, software development, DevSecOps, cloud migration, and human-centered design services exclusively to U.S. federal civilian and defense agencies including the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Air Force (USAF), and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company also builds and licenses proprietary products such as Kinderspot (military childcare marketplace), BIZINT (contingency contracting market research), BEAM (business systems monitoring), and AI governance products from Oddball Labs, delivered through federal contract vehicles, SBIR mechanisms, and the DoD Tradewinds marketplace.

Product overview

Oddball is a government digital services agency offering a portfolio of products and services for federal digital modernization. The core offerings include the VA.gov Platform for Veterans Affairs digital services, CMS Authenticated Experience for Medicare beneficiaries, and SEC Enterprise Data Platform. Key products include Kinderspot (military childcare marketplace), VA VoiceBot and VA.gov Chatbot (AI-powered Veteran assistance), and BIZINT/BEAM (USAF business systems). The company operates through its Oddcore joint venture with Wilcore for VA SPRUCE IDIQ work, and Oddball Labs for AI governance products. Services span DevSecOps, cloud migration, human-centered design, and continuous delivery/deployment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VA.gov Platform Support Digital modernization platform for the Department of Veterans Affairs, supporting Veteran-facing services, core site infrastructure, accessibility and performance improvements, the VA Design System, and integration across veteran-facing applications for 20 million+ users with 99.8% uptime.
• CMS Authenticated Experience Redesigned logged-in user experience for eMedicare sites including HealthCare.gov and MyMedicare.gov, providing personalized information through intuitive interfaces for 60M+ Medicare beneficiaries. CSAT scores improved from 71.1% (2021) to 85% (2024), and HealthCare.gov plan selection grew 13.4% during Open Enrollment for plan year 2025.
• Kinderspot Secure mobile application creating a marketplace for military Child Development Centers (CDCs) to sublease child care spots to eligible families with short-term childcare needs. Deemed Awardable on the DoD Tradewinds Solution Marketplace and supported via SBIR Phase III contract (47QFRA21C0007).
• BIZINT Secure web and mobile app for Contingency Contracting Officers and planners to conduct market research and identify potential sources of services and supplies for USAF and joint missions. Maintains 80% code coverage aligning with BESPIN quality requirements.
• BEAM (Business Enterprise Application Management) Technology solution providing a unified view of the status of hundreds of business systems and visualizing incidents in real time for USAF Program Executive Office BES Operations Division.
• SEC Enterprise Data Platform Cloud-native AWS Data Lake for the Securities and Exchange Commission storing, processing, and distributing over 3.6 petabytes of data, with AI/ML-driven data analysis, automated CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps, and Section 508 accessibility compliance.
• Enterprise Notification Platform AWS-based notification system for the Department of Veterans Affairs sending critical Veteran outreach notifications including appointment reminders, vaccine outreach, surgery notifications, and prescription tracking. Uses ECS Fargate, Lambda, SQS, SES/SNS, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, and PinPoint, with P95 latency under 0.16s and error rates below 0.02%.
• VA.gov Chatbot AI-powered chatbot for VA.gov enabling Veterans to access self-service answers to commonly asked questions with escalation to live agent chat when needed, awarded under the VA SPRUCE IDIQ with a 3-year, $15M ceiling.
• VA VoiceBot Voice-based self-service solution for Veterans using Natural Language Understanding and NLP through Genesys Cloud Services, providing seamless call center operations, handling routine inquiries, and supporting voice-based user authentication.
• Oddball Labs AI Governance Products Innovation division within Oddball developing AI governance products providing visibility and optimization for AI agent spend management, data access tracking, and model usage monitoring. Ships up to 100 products per year using AI-assisted development.
• DevSecOps and Cloud Migration Services Enterprise DevOps, cloud migration (AWS including GovCloud), continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment services for federal civilian and defense clients, delivered through multiple IDIQ and BPA vehicles with certifications including CMMI Level 3 Dev and CMMI Level 3 Services.
• Human-Centered Design Services UX research, design, and accessibility services ensuring digital products are user-friendly and compliant with federal accessibility standards (Section 508), applied across VA.gov, CMS eMedicare platforms, and SEC modernization programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced VA.gov front-end build times from 12-20 minutes to 2-4 minutes, supporting 46 VFS teams, 600+ developers, and 350+ products
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability9 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Wilcore TechnologiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 16 April 2025Oddball and Wilcore Technologies formed the Oddcore joint venture to pursue VA digital modernization contracts. Wilcore is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) led by Will York, enabling the JV to access SDVOSB set-aside opportunities on VA SPRUCE IDIQ. Together, Oddball and Wilcore were awarded the $15M VA.gov Chatbot Support task. Wilcore contributes accessible, citizen-centered design expertise and veteran-owned business status, while Oddball provides engineering, DevSecOps, and HCD capabilities.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationOddball leverages AWS as its primary cloud infrastructure platform for government clients, including AWS GovCloud, ECS Fargate, Lambda, SQS, SES/SNS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, PinPoint, and Amazon Elastic Container Registry. AWS services enable the delivery of scalable, secure, and compliant cloud solutions for federal agencies including VA's Enterprise Notification Platform processing millions of notifications annually.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• IntelliBridge: Mid-sized federal IT services firm focused on mission-critical digital and intelligence-community work. Comparable in size class and federal contract-vehicle posture to Oddball.
• Ad Hoc: Mid-sized digital services firm focused on federal civilian agency modernization (CMS, SSA, others). Closely comparable in mission, size class, and contract-vehicle strategy, making it the most direct Oddball peer.
• Fearless: Digital services firm building custom software for federal agencies with a human-centered design and DevSecOps approach — closely aligned to Oddball's delivery model and culture.
• Applied Information Sciences (AIS): Federal digital modernization and cloud services firm working with civilian and DoD clients. Comparable in service mix (DevSecOps, cloud, data) and contract-vehicle footprint to Oddball.
• Phase One Consulting Group: Federal digital services and agile delivery firm supporting civilian and DoD clients. Comparable in size, mission (digital modernization, DevSecOps), and target agencies.
• REI Systems: Mid-sized federal IT and digital services provider supporting VA, CMS, and SEC. Overlaps with Oddball in agency footprint, cloud/data modernization capabilities, and contract-vehicle strategy.
• Highlight Technologies: Federal IT and digital services firm supporting civilian and DoD agencies. Comparable in size, contract-vehicle mix, and emphasis on DevSecOps/cloud modernization for federal clients.

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: Established federal consulting and digital services firm with significant civilian agency presence (CMS, HHS). A larger incumbent offering overlapping modernization capabilities as part of a broader portfolio.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Top-tier federal IT and consulting firm with deep civilian and DoD modernization practices. A broad incumbent that competes for large digital-modernization task orders and talent.
• Maximus: Large federal services and digital solutions provider with major CMS and citizen-services work. Competes with Oddball in citizen-facing digital modernization at much greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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