About

Custom Software, Built Like It Matters

The Story

Why I Started MATR

I started MATR because I love building software. Not slideware, not proofs of concept. Real production software that a business runs on every day, the kind that quietly does the work and pays for itself.

What gets me up is the new part: adding an AI layer so software can act, not just answer. That is what I mean by agentic software. Custom software, built end to end on your stack, with a layer that can perceive what is happening, decide what to do next, and do it against your real data and your real rules.

I am a software person first. I care about the architecture, the data underneath it, and the cloud it runs on. I build many capabilities for one business, the way an in-house team would, and I own the whole build from the first line of code to the system running every day.

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The Founder

Who You Work With

Troy Havenga, founder of MATR Solutions

Troy Havenga

Founder

“I build custom software, then add an AI layer so it can act, not just answer. One senior team owns the whole build, and I care as much about the data and cloud underneath it as the part you see.”

How I Work

What I Believe In

1

Built, Not Bought

Every system is engineered from scratch on your stack. No resold templates, no off-the-shelf platform you have to bend your business around. Software built for the way you actually work.

2

Agentic Where It Earns It

I add an AI layer only where it earns its place. If a plain script does the job, you get a plain script. If it needs to decide and act across your systems, it becomes agentic.

3

Honest From the Start

Every build has to pay for itself, and I will say so before we start if it won't. You start on sample data and earn production access. Success is work taken off your plate, not features shipped.

Ideal Clients

Who I Work With

I work best with businesses that have real admin volume and tools they want to keep, not throw away. If your team is spending hours on work that software should be doing, we should talk.

Professional services (law firms, accountants, consultants)Real estate and property managementHealthcare practices and clinicsAgencies (creative, recruitment, digital marketing)E-commerce and logistics businesses

Let's Talk About Your Software

Tell our agent about your business and the work that is eating up your time. I will take it from there.