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I'm building a consumer AI app. About 7 months ago, I received an email from someone at Voodoo (mobile publisher behind games like Paper io / BeReal ecosystem) saying they liked what I'm building and wanted to explore a partnership opportunity. It was a legit email address and everything, and there was even a follow-up email send 5 days later that I missed as well.

The issue: at the time I didn't respond (I only just saw this now). I checked the sender's LinkedIn (she was a manager) and she actually left the company last month.

So now I’m trying to understand the situation properly:

• Is this kind of inbound opportunity just completely dead after this much time?
• Or do companies like Voodoo still care about prior interest if the product is stronger now?
• If I reach out to someone else there, should I even mention this happened?

and most importantly: what do i do now????

This really feels like a missed opportunity and I'm beating myself up over it. Would appreciate honest insight, especially from people who've worked in mobile publishing, app distribution, or BD roles. Thank you so much in advance.