in ued ▁user ▁social ▁network ▁accounts , ▁but ▁Friend ster ▁accounts ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁deleted ▁and ▁users ▁could ▁still ▁log ▁in ▁using ▁their ▁existing ▁passwords . ▁Users ' ▁contact ▁lists ▁were ▁preserved , ▁along ▁with ▁basic ▁information . ▁Friend ster ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁focus ▁would ▁now ▁be ▁on ▁pure ▁" ent ertain ment ▁and ▁fun ", ▁and ▁the ▁aim ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁Facebook , ▁but ▁rather ▁to ▁complement ▁it . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁all ▁its ▁services ▁were ▁shut ▁down ▁in def initely , ▁but ▁the ▁company ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁" Fri end ster " ▁brand ▁has ▁van ished . ▁ ▁Fin an cial ▁history ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁with ▁a ▁$ 1 2   mill ion ▁invest ment ▁by ▁Kle iner ▁Per kins ▁C au field ▁& ▁By ers , ▁Ben chmark ▁Capital , ▁and ▁private ▁invest ors . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Friend ster ▁management ▁received ▁a ▁$ 3 0   mill ion ▁buy out ▁offer ▁from ▁Google , ▁which ▁it ▁decl ined . ▁ ▁Friend ster ▁received ▁another ▁$ 3   mill ion ▁in ▁fund ing ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁from ▁Kle iner ▁Per kins ▁C au field ▁& ▁By ers ▁and ▁Ben chmark ▁Capital . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 ,