diff --git a/app/b/[owner]/[repo]/issues/[issueNumber]/approve-button.tsx b/app/b/[owner]/[repo]/issues/[issueNumber]/approve-button.tsx
index b72106c..0b899c7 100644
--- a/app/b/[owner]/[repo]/issues/[issueNumber]/approve-button.tsx
+++ b/app/b/[owner]/[repo]/issues/[issueNumber]/approve-button.tsx
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@ export function ApproveButton({ owner, repo, issueNumber }: Props) {
     startTransition(async () => {
       try {
         const response = await approveBounty({ owner, repo, issueNumber });
-        const { payoutType, recipientEmail, recipientWallet } = response.payout;
-        
+        const payouts = response.payout.payouts ?? [response.payout];
+        const { payoutType, recipientEmail, recipientWallet } = payouts[0];
+
         let message = "";
-        if (payoutType === "wallet" && recipientWallet) {
+        if (payouts.length > 1) {
+          message = `Approved ${payouts.length} split payouts totaling $${response.payout.amount.toFixed(2)} USDC`;
+        } else if (payoutType === "wallet" && recipientWallet) {
           message = `Payout sent to wallet ${recipientWallet.slice(0, 6)}...${recipientWallet.slice(-4)}`;
         } else if (payoutType === "email" && recipientEmail) {
           message = `Payout sent to ${recipientEmail}`;
diff --git a/lib/api/client.ts b/lib/api/client.ts
index d78c429..63ca1bc 100644
--- a/lib/api/client.ts
+++ b/lib/api/client.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,15 @@ export async function approveBounty(params: {
     txHash: string | null;
     transactionId: string;
     approvedBy: string;
+    payouts?: Array<{
+      recipient: string;
+      amount: number;
+      payoutType: "wallet" | "email" | "unclaimed";
+      recipientEmail?: string | null;
+      recipientWallet?: string | null;
+      txHash: string | null;
+      transactionId: string;
+    }>;
   };
 }> {
   const res = await fetch(
diff --git a/lib/bounty/payout-recipients.ts b/lib/bounty/payout-recipients.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb26086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/bounty/payout-recipients.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+export type PullRequestCommitContributor = {
+  author?: { login?: string | null } | null;
+  committer?: { login?: string | null } | null;
+  commit?: { message?: string | null } | null;
+};
+
+export type PayoutShare = {
+  username: string;
+  amount: number;
+};
+
+function addUniqueLogin(
+  logins: string[],
+  seen: Set<string>,
+  login: string | null | undefined,
+) {
+  const normalized = login?.trim();
+  if (!normalized) return;
+
+  const key = normalized.toLowerCase();
+  if (seen.has(key)) return;
+
+  seen.add(key);
+  logins.push(normalized);
+}
+
+function getLoginFromNoreplyEmail(email: string): string | null {
+  const localPart = email.trim().toLowerCase().split("@")[0];
+  if (!localPart) return null;
+
+  const login = localPart.includes("+")
+    ? localPart.slice(localPart.indexOf("+") + 1)
+    : localPart;
+
+  return /^[a-z\d](?:[a-z\d-]{0,37}[a-z\d])?$/.test(login) ? login : null;
+}
+
+export function getCoauthorLogins(message: string | null | undefined): string[] {
+  if (!message) return [];
+
+  const coauthorRegex = /^Co-authored-by:\s*.+?<([^>]+)>/gim;
+  const logins: string[] = [];
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+
+  for (const match of message.matchAll(coauthorRegex)) {
+    const email = match[1];
+    const login = email ? getLoginFromNoreplyEmail(email) : null;
+    addUniqueLogin(logins, seen, login);
+  }
+
+  return logins;
+}
+
+export function getUniqueContributorLogins(
+  primaryAuthor: string,
+  commits: PullRequestCommitContributor[],
+): string[] {
+  const logins: string[] = [];
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+
+  addUniqueLogin(logins, seen, primaryAuthor);
+
+  for (const commit of commits) {
+    addUniqueLogin(logins, seen, commit.author?.login);
+    addUniqueLogin(logins, seen, commit.committer?.login);
+    for (const coauthorLogin of getCoauthorLogins(commit.commit?.message)) {
+      addUniqueLogin(logins, seen, coauthorLogin);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return logins;
+}
+
+export function splitBountyAmount(totalAmount: number, usernames: string[]): PayoutShare[] {
+  const recipients = usernames.filter((username) => username.trim().length > 0);
+
+  if (recipients.length === 0) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const totalCents = Math.round(totalAmount * 100);
+  const baseCents = Math.floor(totalCents / recipients.length);
+  const remainderCents = totalCents % recipients.length;
+
+  return recipients.map((username, index) => ({
+    username,
+    amount: (baseCents + (index < remainderCents ? 1 : 0)) / 100,
+  }));
+}
diff --git a/lib/bounty/services/approve-payout.ts b/lib/bounty/services/approve-payout.ts
index 934f48c..b4128d2 100644
--- a/lib/bounty/services/approve-payout.ts
+++ b/lib/bounty/services/approve-payout.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { syncGithubBountyArtifacts } from "@/lib/bounty/services/github-sync";
 import { getSupabaseServiceClient } from "@/lib/clients/supabase/server";
 import { getGithubInstallationClient, getGithubRepoInstallationId } from "@/lib/clients/github/server";
 import { buildIssueId } from "@/lib/bounty/issue-id";
+import { getUniqueContributorLogins, splitBountyAmount } from "@/lib/bounty/payout-recipients";
 
 export async function approveBountyPayout(params: {
   owner: string;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export async function approveBountyPayout(params: {
   }
 
   let winningPrBody: string | null = null;
+  let contributorLogins = [bounty.winning_pr_author];
   if (bounty.winning_pr_number) {
     try {
       const installationId = await getGithubRepoInstallationId(params.owner, params.repo);
@@ -52,21 +54,49 @@ export async function approveBountyPayout(params: {
         pull_number: bounty.winning_pr_number,
       });
       winningPrBody = prResponse.data.body ?? null;
+
+      const commitsResponse = await github.rest.pulls.listCommits({
+        owner: params.owner,
+        repo: params.repo,
+        pull_number: bounty.winning_pr_number,
+        per_page: 100,
+      });
+
+      contributorLogins = getUniqueContributorLogins(
+        bounty.winning_pr_author,
+        commitsResponse.data,
+      );
     } catch (err) {
-      console.warn("Failed to fetch PR body for wallet extraction:", err);
+      console.warn("Failed to fetch PR metadata for payout split:", err);
     }
   }
 
-  // only single payout for now, later multiple payouts
-  const payoutResult = await resolveAndPayout({
-    owner: params.owner,
-    repo: params.repo,
-    issueNumber: params.issueNumber,
-    winningPrAuthor: bounty.winning_pr_author,
-    winningPrBody,
-    amount: bounty.total_amount,
-    issueId,
-  });
+  const payoutShares = splitBountyAmount(bounty.total_amount, contributorLogins);
+  const payoutResults = [];
+
+  for (const share of payoutShares) {
+    const payoutResult = await resolveAndPayout({
+      owner: params.owner,
+      repo: params.repo,
+      issueNumber: params.issueNumber,
+      winningPrAuthor: share.username,
+      winningPrBody: share.username === bounty.winning_pr_author ? winningPrBody : null,
+      amount: share.amount,
+      issueId,
+    });
+
+    payoutResults.push({
+      recipient: share.username,
+      amount: share.amount,
+      ...payoutResult,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const primaryPayout = payoutResults[0];
+  const payoutTxHash = payoutResults
+    .map((result) => result.txHash)
+    .filter((txHash): txHash is string => Boolean(txHash))
+    .join(",");
 
   const now = new Date().toISOString();
 
@@ -74,7 +104,7 @@ export async function approveBountyPayout(params: {
     .from("bounties")
     .update({
       status: "PAID",
-      payout_tx_hash: payoutResult.txHash,
+      payout_tx_hash: payoutTxHash || null,
       paid_at: now,
       approved_by: params.approvedBy,
     })
@@ -84,38 +114,44 @@ export async function approveBountyPayout(params: {
     throw new Error(`Failed to update bounty status to PAID: ${updateError.message}`);
   }
 
-  const { error: payoutEventError } = await supabase.from("payout_events").insert({
-    issue_id: issueId,
-    recipient_username: bounty.winning_pr_author,
-    amount: bounty.total_amount,
-    locus_transaction_id: payoutResult.transactionId,
-    transaction_hash: payoutResult.txHash,
-    status: "SUCCESS",
-    metadata: {
-      approved_by: params.approvedBy,
-      payout_source: "web",
-      payout_type: payoutResult.payoutType,
-      recipient_email: payoutResult.recipientEmail,
-      recipient_wallet: payoutResult.recipientWallet,
-    },
-  });
+  const { error: payoutEventError } = await supabase.from("payout_events").insert(
+    payoutResults.map((result) => ({
+      issue_id: issueId,
+      recipient_username: result.recipient,
+      amount: result.amount,
+      locus_transaction_id: result.transactionId,
+      transaction_hash: result.txHash,
+      status: "SUCCESS" as const,
+      metadata: {
+        approved_by: params.approvedBy,
+        payout_source: "web",
+        payout_type: result.payoutType,
+        recipient_email: result.recipientEmail,
+        recipient_wallet: result.recipientWallet,
+        split_recipients: payoutResults.length,
+      },
+    })),
+  );
 
   if (payoutEventError) {
     throw new Error(`Failed to persist payout event: ${payoutEventError.message}`);
   }
 
-  const { error: activityError } = await supabase.from("activity_events").insert({
-    issue_id: issueId,
-    event_type: "PAYOUT_SENT",
-    actor_username: bounty.winning_pr_author,
-    amount: bounty.total_amount,
-    tx_hash: payoutResult.txHash,
-    metadata: {
-      approved_by: params.approvedBy,
-      payout_source: "web",
-      payout_type: payoutResult.payoutType,
-    },
-  });
+  const { error: activityError } = await supabase.from("activity_events").insert(
+    payoutResults.map((result) => ({
+      issue_id: issueId,
+      event_type: "PAYOUT_SENT" as const,
+      actor_username: result.recipient,
+      amount: result.amount,
+      tx_hash: result.txHash,
+      metadata: {
+        approved_by: params.approvedBy,
+        payout_source: "web",
+        payout_type: result.payoutType,
+        split_recipients: payoutResults.length,
+      },
+    })),
+  );
 
   if (activityError) {
     throw new Error(`Failed to persist payout activity: ${activityError.message}`);
@@ -126,12 +162,13 @@ export async function approveBountyPayout(params: {
   return {
     issueId,
     amount: bounty.total_amount,
-    recipient: bounty.winning_pr_author,
-    payoutType: payoutResult.payoutType,
-    recipientEmail: payoutResult.recipientEmail,
-    recipientWallet: payoutResult.recipientWallet,
-    txHash: payoutResult.txHash,
-    transactionId: payoutResult.transactionId,
+    recipient: primaryPayout.recipient,
+    payoutType: primaryPayout.payoutType,
+    recipientEmail: primaryPayout.recipientEmail,
+    recipientWallet: primaryPayout.recipientWallet,
+    txHash: primaryPayout.txHash,
+    transactionId: primaryPayout.transactionId,
     approvedBy: params.approvedBy,
+    payouts: payoutResults,
   };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}