# Arlan 👊🏾 on Silicon Valley: “"My name is Arlan. I'm a 37-year old Black woman from Texas,…”

> "My name is Arlan. I'm a 37-year old Black woman from Texas, based in LA. Four years ago, I was on food stamps. Today, I… — 13.1K likes, 1.6K reposts on X.

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- **Updated:** 2026-10-25
- **Category:** social
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## Key data

- **Author:** @ArlanWasHere
- **Verified:** No
- **Rank today:** #4 of 14
- **Posted:** 2018-07-14 22:18 UTC

"My name is Arlan. I'm a 37-year old Black woman from Texas, based in LA. Four years ago, I was on food stamps. Today, I have built a venture capital fund from the ground up, and have invested in 100 startup companies led by women, people of color, and LGBTQ founders."✍🏾

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## Sources

1. [@ArlanWasHere on X](https://x.com/ArlanWasHere/status/1018258447941316608)
2. [AISA Twitter API](https://aisa.one/docs/api-reference/twitter/get_twitter-tweet-advanced-search)

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