Chin and Cheeks

About us

We met at UCLA. Years later, in our Los Angeles apartment, we wanted to teach our dog Loki some tricks, and that turned into Puppr. In 2024 we left our jobs to work on Chin and Cheeks full-time. Today we live in San Diego with our two kids and our dogs, Loki and Sigyn.

Michael and Alice sitting on a sunny seawall by the water with their two kids

Our story, told elsewhere

Alice Mongkongllite

Alice Mongkongllite

Alice designs our apps. She grew up in the San Fernando Valley and studied Design and Media Arts at UCLA. Quiet girl, loud laugh.

Alice on LinkedIn

Michael Gao

Michael Gao

Michael builds our apps. He grew up in Rockville, Maryland and studied Computer Science and Engineering at UCLA. Loves noodles.

Michael on LinkedIn

Our dogs Sigyn and Loki

Sigyn and Loki

Woof!