Episode 7 | Linley Houwen — Inside the Venture Studio Model Shaping AgTech's Future

In this episode of The Dirt, we sit down with Linley Houwen, Perth Director of Beanstalk — a team working across deep-tech, startups, commercialisation, and agribusiness with offices across Australia and Southeast Asia. Linley takes us behind the scenes of how Beanstalk helps turn agricultural innovation into real-world impact — and gives us a window into the global agtech landscape.

We cover:

• Linley's journey into the agtech ecosystem and what drew her to the space
• What Beanstalk does and how it works with everyone from early-stage startups to large agribusinesses
• The venture studio model — what it is and why it's particularly well suited to agtech
• The global agtech landscape — startup trends and innovation across As ...