Case study · Revenue AI startup · Acquired by Salesforce, 2026

Momentum: Salesforce acquired the company, then kept JayOh on

We ran Momentum’s RevOps in 2025: a new Salesforce org, a clean HubSpot sync and attribution sales could trust. The work held up so well that when Salesforce acquired Momentum in 2026, Salesforce’s M&A team kept us on to run RevOps through the integration and carry that system into Salesforce.

1 weekend
Cutover to a new Salesforce org, Friday to Monday
600
Duplicate records resolved in the HubSpot–Salesforce sync
2.9K
Opportunity sync errors cleaned up
2 orgs
Run in parallel from acquisition through integration
The short answer

Momentum, a conversational insights and revenue orchestration platform, brought JayOh in as its RevOps pod in early 2025. We moved Momentum onto a new Salesforce org with a Friday-to-Monday cutover, rebuilt the HubSpot–Salesforce sync (600 duplicates resolved, 2.9K opportunity sync errors cleaned up) and rebuilt attribution and lead scoring. After Salesforce signed a definitive agreement to acquire Momentum in February 2026, Salesforce’s M&A integration team kept JayOh on to run Momentum’s RevOps through the transition: day-to-day CRM management, revenue and finance reporting, and data migration into Salesforce’s systems.

The case in one line

Client type to outcome, in order

01
Client type
Venture-backed revenue AI startup (Momentum), acquired by Salesforce in 2026
02
Problem
A Salesforce org to replace, a HubSpot sync throwing errors and lead-source data sales didn’t trust; then an acquisition that needed Momentum’s data inside Salesforce’s systems
03
System built
New Salesforce org, bidirectional HubSpot sync, attribution and lead scoring; then RevOps management, reporting and integration support
04
Stack
Salesforce, HubSpot, Chili Piper, PandaDoc, Slack
05
Timeline
Jan 2025 to Sept 2026, sprint-based retainer, then RevOps management through the integration cutover
06
Outcome
A clean, migrated CRM going into the deal, and records, reports and contracts flowing into Salesforce after it
The system we built

Clean the CRM, measure the funnel, then carry it into the acquirer

Six workstreams across two phases. The first four made Momentum’s own go-to-market data trustworthy. The last two kept it running, and moving, once Salesforce owned the company.

SalesforceHubSpotChili PiperPandaDocSlack
  • 1

    Salesforce org migration

    Audited field usage, then rebuilt record types, custom fields, validation rules, flows, list views, roles and campaigns in a new org. New external ID fields kept every old record traceable to its new ID. Integrations paused for a Friday-to-Monday cutover, with the SDR and sales dashboards rebuilt first.

  • 2

    HubSpot–Salesforce sync rebuild

    Backed up every deal, remapped deal fields after ID conflicts and replaced the inclusion list with a full sync rolled out in waves. Going live exposed 2.9K opportunity sync errors from record-type mismatches and 600 duplicates. Both were cleaned up.

  • 3

    Attribution rebuild

    Original and enhanced most-recent source fields from HubSpot into Salesforce, self-reported attribution captured from sales conversations, partner referrals tracked with a unique partner ID and pipeline split into marketing-, AE- and referral-sourced opportunities across three dashboards.

  • 4

    Tracking and lead scoring

    UTM parameters kept across pages and captured on multi-step forms, a web pixel audit, company size normalized between HubSpot and Salesforce, and a buyer-fit score on enriched HubSpot data that syncs to Salesforce as both a number and a tier.

  • 5

    RevOps management through the transition

    When Momentum’s RevOps lead moved on, we took over day-to-day CRM management: keeping leads, pipeline and customer records accurate across both Salesforce orgs so sales never lost visibility. Every recurring process got a written guide and a video walkthrough.

  • 6

    Reporting and integration support

    Rebuilt revenue and retention reporting in the formats Salesforce’s finance team needed, with Momentum’s accounts mapped to Salesforce’s. Supported the program moving Momentum’s customer contracts into Salesforce’s systems.

Scroll the diagram sideways to see all of it.
Momentum: clean the CRM, measure the funnel, then integrate into SalesforceOld Salesforce orgfields, flows, recordsHubSpotforms, sources, contactsNew Salesforce orgweekend cutoverBidirectional sync600 dupes, 2.9K errors fixedAttributionsource + self-reportedLead scoringbuyer fit, syncedSalesforce dealannounced Feb 2026Salesforceleads, finance, contractsBEFOREMOVEMEASUREDEALINTEGRATEclean data in, clean data across
Momentum’s old org and HubSpot data moved into a new Salesforce org; sync, attribution and scoring were rebuilt on top. After the deal, leads, finance reports and contracts moved into Salesforce’s systems.
Key takeaways
  • The org migration ran on a Friday-to-Monday cutover, with integrations paused and the dashboards leadership used rebuilt first.
  • A full HubSpot–Salesforce sync, rolled out in waves, replaced a partial one and surfaced the errors hiding underneath it.
  • Attribution and lead scoring were rebuilt on the cleaned data, so sales and marketing reported pipeline from the same fields.
  • After the acquisition, the same pod kept RevOps and reporting running and helped carry Momentum’s data into Salesforce.
The problem

A CRM to rebuild, then a company to integrate

Momentum was growing fast and needed a Salesforce org, a HubSpot sync and attribution data sales and marketing could both trust. A year later, Salesforce agreed to buy the company, and every lead, report and contract had to start flowing into Salesforce’s own systems.

Lead-source data was tagged inconsistently, the HubSpot sync covered only part of the database, and key processes lived in people’s heads. Then the RevOps lead moved on mid-integration. The work needed an owner who already knew the system.

  • F-01Leads were mis-tagged with the wrong original source, which skewed channel reporting.
  • F-02The HubSpot–Salesforce sync ran on a partial list and hid duplicates and record-type mismatches.
  • F-03After the deal, two Salesforce orgs had to run side by side, with pipeline, reporting and finance data kept accurate until the integration went live.
Results

A CRM ready to hand over

Results as recorded in the engagement’s working sessions and project board. Where a before-and-after number wasn’t captured, the table describes the change.

MetricResultContext
Salesforce org migrationFriday-to-Monday cutoverIntegrations paused for the move; SDR and sales dashboards rebuilt first; old-to-new record IDs cross-referenced
Duplicate records600 resolvedFound and merged during the HubSpot–Salesforce sync cleanup
Opportunity sync errors2.9K cleaned upRecord-type mismatches exposed once the full sync went live
HubSpot–Salesforce syncFull, bidirectionalRolled out in test waves instead of a partial inclusion list
Lead source dataRebuiltMis-tagged sources corrected; original, most-recent and self-reported source captured
RevOps after the dealKept runningCRM management and reporting continued across both orgs until the integration cutover
Contract migrationAll active, eligible contracts in scopeLegacy contracts included alongside current ones
The acquisition

From a clean CRM to an integrated one

Founders, investors and the buyer make deals. What we can speak to is the system Momentum carried into it, and the work of moving that system into Salesforce afterward.

WhenWhat happenedWhy it matters
Jan 2025JayOh starts as Momentum’s RevOps podAttribution, Salesforce and HubSpot work on a sprint-based retainer
Jun 2025Momentum moves to a new Salesforce orgFriday-to-Monday cutover; remaining validation rules and notes migrated right after go-live
Jul–Dec 2025Sync, attribution and lead scoring rebuiltA new RevOps lead onboarded onto documented workflows
Feb 2026Salesforce signs a definitive agreement to acquire MomentumSalesforce cited bringing outside conversation data into Agentforce 360 and Slackbot
Jun–Sept 2026JayOh runs Momentum’s RevOps alongside Salesforce’s M&A integration teamRevOps management, finance reporting and contract migration support up to the integration cutover

What an acquirer’s integration team needs, and what was in place

Integration questionWhat was in place at Momentum
Can every account and opportunity be mapped to our IDs?External ID fields from the org migration, plus documented mapping of Momentum’s accounts to Salesforce’s
Which contracts are active, and what type are they?Active contracts identified and grouped by type for migration
Will leads keep flowing during the transition?Daily CRM management with duplicate checks, so pipeline stayed accurate across both orgs
Who knows how the system works?Written guides and video walkthroughs for every recurring process, run by a pod already inside the org

Merging systems after a deal? See post-acquisition CRM consolidation.

Deal facts come from Salesforce’s public announcement. JayOh did not advise on the transaction.

Interactive

Is your CRM ready for an acquirer’s integration team?

Six checks we ran into on this engagement. Answer each one honestly and see where your CRM would slow an integration down.

Integration readiness
0 / 100
Rating
Checks fully in place
Biggest gap
Fix first

    Scoring: Yes = 2, Partly = 1, No = 0 on each check, out of 12, shown out of 100. Weak is under 50, acceptable is 50 to 79, strong is 80 and up. These bands are JayOh’s rule of thumb, not an industry standard.

    What to copy

    What makes a CRM easy to migrate, and easy to buy

    1.

    Cut over on a weekend, rebuild what leadership reads first

    Pause integrations, move the data, and bring back the SDR and sales dashboards before anything else. People judge a migration by Monday’s numbers.

    2.

    Sync in waves, not all at once

    A full sync turns on every hidden duplicate and mismatch at the same time. Rolling it out in batches let us fix errors in a few hundred records instead of thousands.

    3.

    Map your IDs before anyone asks

    External IDs and documented mappings made every later step faster: the org move, the finance reports and the contract migration into the acquirer.

    FAQ

    Questions about this case

    What did JayOh build for Momentum?

    A new Salesforce org with migrated data, flows and dashboards; a full, bidirectional HubSpot–Salesforce sync with duplicates and sync errors cleaned up; attribution with original, most-recent and self-reported source; and a buyer-fit lead score synced to Salesforce.

    What did JayOh do after Salesforce acquired Momentum?

    We ran Momentum’s RevOps through the transition alongside Salesforce’s M&A integration team: day-to-day CRM management, revenue and retention reporting in Salesforce’s formats, and support for moving contracts into Salesforce’s systems.

    How do you move to a new Salesforce org without downtime?

    Rebuild the metadata in the new org first, add external ID fields so every old record maps to a new one, pause integrations for a short cutover window and bring back the dashboards people use every day first. See Salesforce consulting.

    Why does a HubSpot–Salesforce sync create duplicates?

    Usually because it ran on a partial list, records were created on both sides, or fields like company size had different values in each system. A full sync rolled out in waves, with matching rules and normalized fields, shows the problems in small batches. See CRM deduplication.

    Does JayOh help with post-acquisition CRM integration?

    Yes. We map records and IDs between systems, run RevOps while two orgs coexist and support the move into the acquirer’s systems. See post-acquisition CRM consolidation and our post-merger CRM consolidation case study.

    Did JayOh advise on the acquisition?

    No. Momentum, its investors and Salesforce made the deal. JayOh ran the revenue operations Momentum carried into it and supported the operational integration afterward.

    How is work like this priced?

    See pricing for how our pods work.

    Next step

    Getting acquired, or integrating an acquisition?

    We’ll review your IDs, sync, source data and contracts and show you what an integration team will run into in your CRM, before they do.

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