Good news!
1) We spoke to our manufacturer and they have agreed to drastically reduce the starting quantity to get this project off the ground. This allows us to significantly reduce our funding goal.
2) Kickstarter unfortunately has given us a lot of problems getting this campaign launched from the very beginning. Due to this we had to switch crowdfunding platforms and are now using Indiegogo.
3) Indiegogo has a unique model where we technically do not need to reach the stated goal in order to fund.