Rata Jacquemart, PhD 🐻

CEO & Co-founder of FoodBear 🐻 Helping SEA restaurants boost profits on Grab. πŸ“ˆ

Singapore, Singapore

About

🐻 Building FoodBear β€” helping SEA restaurants stop burning money on Grab and start profiting. πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡­πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Thai-French. Born in Thailand, moved to Paris at 17, spent 19 years in Europe. Now back in SEA with a mission: bring world-class AI to SEA F&B. πŸ“Š My background: PhD in Robotics & AI. Former BCG GAMMA, Dataiku (led EMEA Retail AI), fifty-five, Telenor. Helped global brands like Pepsi US, Sephora, L'OrΓ©al, and Roberto Cavalli turn data into profit. πŸ† Recognition: β€’ Top 14 AI Female Founders in Europe 2025 (Sifted) β€’ Co-founded Differs - #1 UK next gen retail AI 2025 and Top 10 Retail Tech 2025 πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β€” pricing &markdown optimization AI for retailers Why FoodBear? After talking to hundreds of Thai restaurant owners, I saw the same frustration everywhere: Grab fees eating profits, confusing dashboards, wasted ad spend. No one was helping them with real answers. So we built it. πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ Mom of two: Darita πŸ‘§ and FΓ©lix πŸ‘¦πŸ’ͺ Building in public (when I have time to post) because I hope my learnings will help some of the entrepreneurs/ fighters in the community, so that you skip my bad decisions! Let's connect πŸ‘‹

Experience

  • Co-Founder at FoodBear 🐻
    Feb 2026 - Present Β· 6 mos

    Grab serves hundreds of thousands of restaurants in Thailand and millions across Southeast Asia. Most of them are bleeding money on campaigns, ads and promotions without knowing what actually drives profit. We fix that. FoodBear is an AI-Native Agency. Every single process is automated from day one. No analysts filling spreadsheets. No guesswork. Our systems ingest menus, campaigns, ads and promotions, then deliver the best fit for each item, each branch and each day. Profit-first recommendations β€” we tell restaurant owners exactly what's working, what's burning cash, and what to scale. πŸ• Ronin Pizza: +70% sales growth & 45x ROAS πŸ₯Ÿ Kinza Gyoza: 16x ROAS β˜• Bottomless: +31% sales growth πŸ— Dong Bang Ching Chicken: +285% earnings 🍲 Nico Nico: menu restructured, +17% sales I co-design the AI brain behind every profit recommendation. β†’ getfoodbear.com

  • Board Member at La French Tech Bangkok
    Oct 2025 - Feb 2026 Β· 5 mos

  • Co-Founder at differs
    Feb 2023 - Feb 2026 Β· 3 yrs 1 mo

    Let’s face itβ€”inventory plans are never perfect, and price changes are your most powerful correction tool. Whether adjusting the reference price or applying a discount, strategic pricing is the key to clearing stock effectively. Yet, retail pricing is outdated. For decades, brands have relied on stock levels, seasonality, and gut feeling to make pricing decisions. It worksβ€”to some extent. But are you truly maximizing profits? Differs is the AI SaaS solution that finds the right price for each product. Because the right price isn’t just about stockβ€”it’s about willingness to pay. Our AI predicts price elasticity and sell-through rate throughout the product lifecycle, optimizing pricing based on both demand and inventory, reducing unnecessary markdowns and protecting your margins. πŸ† Recognized as a Top 10 AI Innovation at Retail Tech Show 2025, Differs has helped brands like Roberto Cavalli increase outlet revenue by +35% worldwide in just 8 weeks. No gain, no payβ€”if you don’t see results, you pay nothing. πŸ’ͺ🏻 Turn pricing into your biggest profit lever. Let’s make every price change count. πŸš€πŸ’Ή

  • Visiting Lecturer at Sciences Po
    Sep 2019 - Dec 2024 Β· 5 yrs 4 mos

    Visiting lecturer on Data science (Theory and Business).

  • Investor at Time for the Planet
    Dec 2022 - Jan 2023 Β· 2 mos