Michael Borrus is the founding general partner of X/Seed Capital, a seed-focused early stage venture fund. Prior to X/Seed, he was Executive in Residence at Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV).

Prior to MDV, Michael was Managing Director of The Petkevich Group (TPG), a start-up merchant bank providing financial advisory services and investment capital to growth companies in life sciences and technology. Before TPG, Michael was Adjunct Professor in UC Berkeley's College of Engineering, Co-founder and Co-Director of the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE) at the University of California, Berkeley, and a partner in Industry and Trade Strategies, a business consultancy.

He is the author of three books, has appeared in numerous media outlets from CNN and NPR to the New York Times, and serves on the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Government�s Advanced Technology Program (ATP).

Michael is an honors graduate of Harvard Law School, the University of California, Berkeley and Princeton University. He is a member of the California State Bar.