Hendrik Jan ten Have

Founder and Managing Director at Standard Investment

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Hendrik Jan ten Have is an investment and operational leader at Standard Investment, focused on transforming businesses into sustainable, high-performing companies. He combines private equity, operational, and strategic expertise with a hands-on approach to long-term value creation. In addition to his executive role, Hendrik Jan serves on several supervisory and advisory boards and is actively involved in charitable initiatives. He believes responsible leadership, operational excellence, and positive societal impact go hand in hand.

Experience

  • Founder and Managing Director at Standard Investment
    2004 - Present · 22 yrs 6 mos

    Standard Investment is a hands-on private equity firm focused on enterprises between €10 and €200M in sales in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden. Through our direct operational involvement, portfolio companies benefit from Standard Investment managers’ expertise and experience to grow, professionalize and/or restructure. Focus area for Standard Investment are carve-out transactions of non-core entities in corporate structures. Standard Investment currently manages a portfolio of 20 companies with a combined turnover of Eur 1.4bn.

  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board (Midlin) at Teslin Capital Management
    Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Teslin is an entrepreneurial investor with a combined AUM of circa 1 billion euro. We build up substantial interests in the listed companies we invest in, with a focus on long-term value creation. Teslin invests in ambitious companies listed on European stock exchanges, with a focus on North-West Europe.

  • Member of The Supervisory Board at Health Yetu Foundation
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

    The Health Yetu Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to international healthcare, with a special focus on healthcare in Africa. Comprising experienced doctors and driven young professionals, we are united by a single mission: to bridge the healthcare gap in underserved communities.

  • Strategic Sparring Partner at Inkef
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    Inkef is an early stage venture capital firm based in Amsterdam with more than 500M AUM. From the very early stages of a technology or lifescience venture, Inkef supports entrepreneurs building their ideas into successful international businesses. Inkef covers multiple investment stages but focuses mainly on series A investments. For exceptional teams it also considers seed capital to turn a great idea into a company or growth capital to give a running start-up the next push. Inkef is the partner for the long haul.

  • Management Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton
    2003 - 2004 · 1 yr

    For more than 100 years, military, government, and business leaders have turned to Booz Allen Hamilton to solve their most complex problems. As a consulting firm with experts in analytics, digital, engineering, and cyber, we help organizations transform. We are a key partner on some of the most innovative programs for governments worldwide and trusted by their most sensitive agencies. We work shoulder to shoulder with clients, using a mission-first approach to choose the right strategy and technology to help them realize their vision.