Add Algora app entry

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+---
+id: '1779473588405'
+slug: algora
+name: "Algora"
+shortDescription: "Open-source bounty platform for funding GitHub issues and paying contributors when work is merged."
+banner: /content-images/apps/algora/banner.png
+logo: /content-images/apps/algora/logo.png
+tags:
+  - bounties
+  - github
+  - open-source
+  - contributor-payments
+  - issue-rewards
+  - maintainer-tools
+lastUpdated: '2026-05-22'
+authors:
+  - "hollis-che"
+relatedMechanisms:
+  - bounties
+  - direct-grants
+  - requests-for-proposals
+relatedApps:
+  - gitcoin-grants-stack
+  - poidh
+relatedCaseStudies:
+
+relatedResearch:
+
+relatedCampaigns:
+
+---
+
+# Algora
+
+Algora is an open-source bounty platform that lets maintainers and sponsors attach monetary rewards to GitHub issues. It keeps the contribution workflow inside GitHub: projects define scoped issues, contributors submit pull requests, maintainers review and merge the work, and rewards can be paid after acceptance.
+
+The platform fits the Gitcoin Funding Directory because it turns open-source maintenance and feature work into outcome-based funding. Instead of asking contributors to apply for a broad grant, a project can fund a specific issue and make the reward visible to developers who are ready to solve it.
+
+## What This Platform Does
+
+1. Lets projects fund GitHub issues with public bounty amounts
+2. Publishes open bounty pages so contributors can discover paid work
+3. Connects bounty claims to pull requests and maintainer review
+4. Shows completed bounties, solvers, and project reward history
+5. Handles payout administration after accepted work is merged
+
+## Features
+
+**GitHub-native workflow:** Algora is built around existing GitHub issues and pull requests, so teams do not need to move contribution review into a separate grants tool.
+
+**Public bounty discovery:** Open bounty pages help contributors find scoped tasks by project, technology, and reward amount.
+
+**Transparent reward history:** Project pages show open and completed bounties, solver activity, and historical payout totals.
+
+**Small-task funding:** Maintainers can fund narrow bug fixes, integrations, docs tasks, or feature requests without launching a full grants program.
+
+**Contributor payment support:** Algora provides payout and compliance administration so projects can focus on reviewing the work itself.
+
+## Use Cases
+
+**Open-source maintenance:** Maintainers can put rewards on bugs, dependency upgrades, documentation gaps, or implementation tasks that are important but not high enough priority for the core team.
+
+**Ecosystem contributor growth:** Protocols and developer ecosystems can route contributors toward concrete issues with visible rewards, creating an entry point for new contributors who want paid, reviewable work.
+
+**Sponsor-funded delivery:** Sponsors can fund issues in projects they depend on and let maintainers choose the accepted implementation through normal pull request review.
+
+**Outcome-based public goods funding:** Algora works well when the desired result can be defined as a merged change, making it complementary to broader grant and retroactive funding mechanisms.
+
+## Strengths
+
+* Keeps the source-of-truth workflow in GitHub
+* Makes bounty amounts and completed rewards visible in public
+* Supports both small maintenance tasks and larger scoped implementation work
+* Reduces the overhead of running one-off contributor payments
+* Gives contributors a clear path from issue discovery to pull request submission
+
+## Limitations
+
+* Contributors still need maintainers to accept and merge their pull requests
+* Bounty quality depends on how clearly the underlying GitHub issue is scoped
+* It is best suited to deliverable-oriented work, not open-ended research grants
+* Payment eligibility and payout timing may vary by region and account status
+
+## Further Reading
+
+* [Algora bounty discovery](https://algora.io/bounties/new/)
+* [Algora community bounty page](https://algora.io/org/algora/bounties/community)
+* [Algora website](https://algora.io/)

src/data/authors.json

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   },
   {
     "name": "Gitcoin"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "hollis-che",
+    "social": "https://github.com/hollis-che"
   }
 ]