# Colin Earl

> Colin Earl was the founder and longtime CEO of Agiloft, a no-code business software company that developed a focus on contract lifecycle management. An Imperial College engineering graduate, he built the business through consulting and product revenue before its first outside funding in 2020. He later served as CTO and retired from his executive role in 2022. He died in June 2025.

- **Role:** Founder and former CEO of Agiloft (deceased)
- **Organizations:** Agiloft, IBM, General Electric, Automation Technology Products, Highland Digital
- **From:** Oxford, United Kingdom
- **Education:** Mechanical engineering, Imperial College London
- **Known for:** Founded and led Agiloft through decades of self-funded development., Developed configurable enterprise software that evolved into a no-code CLM platform., Led the business before its first external investment in 2020.

## Career timeline

- **Before Agiloft** — Worked in software development, product management and CIO roles.
- **1991-1995** — Developed a mechanical-design optimizer; described this period in his 2017 interview.
- **1990s** — Built a contracting business and developed SupportWizard.
- **2004** — Began focused development of the no-code platform that became Agiloft.
- **2008** — Platform reached production use; Delaware Investments was an early customer.
- **2020** — Agiloft announced $45 million from FTV Capital; Eric Laughlin became CEO and Earl became CTO.
- **2022** — Retired as CTO in July, initially remaining on the board.
- **2025** — Died June 20; Agiloft published a remembrance on July 1.

## Achievements

- Founded and led Agiloft through decades of self-funded development.
- Developed configurable enterprise software that evolved into a no-code CLM platform.
- Led the business before its first external investment in 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Agiloft published its remembrance of Earl on July 1.
- **2025-06** — Earl died on June 20, aged 67.
- **2024-05** — KKR announced an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Agiloft.
- **2022-07** — Earl retired from his executive role as CTO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.agiloft.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinearl

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