Alan Du
| Alan Du | |
| Occupation | Co-founder of Fractal Labs |
|---|---|
| Known for | Co-founding Fractal Labs (Y Combinator W24) |
Alan Du is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Fractal Labs, a startup working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and gaming. The company was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2024 batch.[1]
Career
Fractal Labs describes itself as a team of researchers and engineers working to push the frontier of AI applied to gaming.[2] The founding team includes former researchers from Google Research and engineers with experience at Google and Virtu Financial, a quantitative trading firm, according to the company's Y Combinator profile.[3] The company's website is hosted at fractal-labs.gg.[4]
Du is listed as a founder on the company's Y Combinator page. No independent reporting on Du's career history prior to Fractal Labs has been identified in publicly available sources as of early 2026. The company's participation in Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch represents the primary documented milestone in Du's public professional record.
Disambiguation
At least one other person named Alan Du has received significant media coverage. Alan Du, a partner at M12, Microsoft's venture fund, has appeared in multiple podcast and media appearances discussing artificial intelligence's impact on the software industry and topics including commerce identity and authentication.[5][6] That individual is a distinct person and is not the subject of this article.
References
- ↑ "Fractal Labs – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ↑ "Fractal Labs – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ↑ "Fractal Labs – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ↑ "Fractal Labs". 'Fractal Labs}'. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ↑ "Microsoft M12's Alan Du on AI's Impact on Software Industry". 'Silicon Valley Vector via LinkedIn}'. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ↑ "Alan Du on Commerce Identity and Authentication". 'LinkedIn}'. Retrieved 2026-03-18.