(I'm not a lawyer and this isn't legal advice.) The Occam's Razor hypothesis is that you're off their radar and they simply neglected to inform you. Acquisitio

(I'm not a lawyer and this isn't legal advice.) The Occam's Razor hypothesis is that you're off their radar and they simply neglected to inform you. Acquisitions are crazy and stressful, and former employees are low priority. It's also typical that your termination is lots more emotional to you than those that fired you, so unless you're sure they hate you, it's possible to overthink this. My instinct would be to write a short, friendly email to your co-founder. Something like: Congrats! Just saw the press release, that's REALLY terrific! a little more small-talk... Are they upping the free snacks in the fridge? Any changes to your day-to-day job? I'd also like to sync on the equity transfer. Carta still shows my original position in StartupCo. Could you forward any info on mechanics of the transfer? Or, could you point me to the right person at PE-Corp? Again, congrats(!!), this is outstanding! If there's no reply, you could then reach out to PE-Corp, since they're now responsible for working with investors and shareholders.