Project-specific paths
No random "good first issues." Mentors define concrete goals on real repositories you care about.
Open Source Mentorship Platform
Ship your first
open source
contribution
Paid mentorship on real OSS projects. Transparent payouts. Live sessions with maintainers. Verifiable progress for your portfolio.
- Model
- Mentor-defined slots & pricing
- Payments
- Public auditable ledger
- Sessions
- Live calls over multi-week mentorship
The problem
Most people never get their first OSS contribution
Students and junior developers want to contribute to open source for employability — but many give up before a meaningful pull request. The barrier isn't code. It's mentorship.
- No reply from communities when you're starting out
- No human guide for your first real PR
- Programs like GSoC and Outreachy are selective and seasonal
- Generic bootcamps don't connect you to real maintainers
Value proposition
Human mentorship on real projects
Mentors publish paid mentorship on concrete OSS projects — setting their own price, duration, and goals. Students get a defined time window, live guidance, and a verifiable payment trail that compensates mentors directly.
Structured pathLive feedbackAuditable feesPortfolio evidence
How it works
From browse to merged PR
- 01
Browse listings
Explore active mentorships tied to real OSS projects. See price, duration, and what each mentor offers before you commit.
- 02
Claim a slot
Enroll in a structured multi-week mentorship. Payment flows through the platform with a transparent, auditable ledger.
- 03
Build evidence
Join live sessions, track progress, and link contributions or merged PRs to your profile for job applications.
Platform
Built for trust and progress
Live sessions
Scheduled calls with maintainers over several weeks — onboarding, code review, or navigation.
Transparent payouts
Fees distribute through a public ledger. Students see what mentors receive; nothing hidden.
Verified mentors
Applicants are reviewed against GitHub contribution history before publishing listings.
Who it's for
Designed for people ready to contribute
70%
CS students
Basic to intermediate skills seeking a first meaningful contribution.
25%
Junior developers
Bootcamp grads building portfolio evidence through real OSS work.
5%
Career switchers
Transitioning into tech with guided project experience.
Students
Find your path in
- Browse listings by OSS project and skill level
- See payout breakdown before enrolling
- Join live sessions and track mentorship progress
- Link merged PRs to your public profile
Mentors
Monetize your time
- Publish listings with your own price and schedule
- Define slot count, duration, and mentorship goals
- Transparent payout ledger after each session
- Manage enrolled students in one place
Transparency
Public payout ledger
Aggregated, anonymized summaries so anyone can verify fees reach mentors as claimed.
payout_transparency.log
aggregated · anonymized · public
- $0.50 total processed
- $0.45 to mentors
- $0.05 platform fees
- 1 transactions
Catalog
Active mentorship listings
Your first contribution starts with a mentor
Join a platform where open source mentorship is structured, paid fairly, and publicly auditable.