You could just as easily say what's the point of ruby. Why would they use ruby over haskell? They probable use haskell due to its strong typing and so on.
This title is idiotic. Why does the number of patches matter? Any changes made to a software package can be put into any number of patches. Saying 21 makes it seem like the changes were simple. But those patches could be thousands of lines each. Saying 21 patches is meaningless. Why was it included in the title?
You said you added 10% to the real figures. And you admit it's bullshit. You also admit that you weren't doing this for the money... but the investors are. You sound a disaster all round. Also, borderline lying to potential investors is morally wrong.