Dan Borok is a native New Yorker who believes being close to real industry buyers in the city gives him an edge in building AI for specific, underserved industries, and he has pointed to physical AI as a major focus, as well as applying lessons from sports practice to how he invests. Before leading Newark Venture Partners, where he is closely tied to the firm's long-standing relationship with New Jersey's innovation economy, he built a track record leading investments in companies like BigCommerce, Magnite, Envivio, Yodle, and Janrain, drawing on early experience at Google that showed him both how venture-backed companies create value and why strong software and operations matter as a company grows.