My name is Matthew McLellan, and I'm the founder of AM Solutions, LLC — a Seattle-based software company building tools at the intersection of machine learning and hands-on repair.
I've spent years working on cars, boats, and homes. Not as a professional mechanic — as someone who genuinely loves to understand how things work and fix them when they don't. Along the way, I kept running into the same problem: figuring out what's actually wrong and what to do about it is harder than the repair itself.
"I always wished someone would make an app that could teach you how to fix anything or help you diagnose a problem. I finally decided to make one myself."
— Matthew McLellan, Founder · AM Solutions, LLC
That frustration became fixin — a ML-powered app that lets you snap a photo of any issue and get an instant diagnosis, step-by-step guidance, and the exact parts you need. Or if you'd rather skip the work entirely, hirin connects you with a trusted local professional who can handle it in a single visit.
AM Solutions is headquartered in Seattle and serves the greater Seattle area including Bellevue and Issaquah. We're a small, focused team passionate about making repair knowledge more accessible to everyone — from experienced DIYers to first-time homeowners.
fixin is currently live on the iOS App Store (v1.4.2) and Google Play (v1.4.3), with a web version and continued ML improvements in active development. We're also working on expanding our pro network and repair categories.
Years of hands-on repair work across cars, boats, and homes plant the seed. The question isn't "how do I fix this?" — it's "what's actually wrong?"
Matthew incorporates AM Solutions in Seattle and begins building fixin — combining computer vision, ML diagnosis, and professional connection in a single app.
The iOS app goes live, bringing photo-based ML diagnosis and step-by-step repair guidance to users in the Seattle area for the first time.
fixin 1.4.2 ships Sapphire 4.3 — a full retrain that reads the broad category correctly 89% of the time, up from 83%, and lands the specific area 48% of the time, up from 36%. Earlier generations, including Ruby 3.9, remain selectable.
With the engine where it needs to be, the work moves outward: broader repair category coverage, fixin Web out of beta, and the hirin professional network expanding past the Seattle metro.
fixin Web and broader geographic expansion are in active development. Investor inquiries welcome.