Polsinelli congratulates its client Eat Mezcla, Inc., on its $9.5 Million Series B Financing. Mezcla creates plant-based bars that taste like treats, but function like protein bars. The products are available in more than 9,000 retail outlets nationwide including Whole Foods, Sprouts, Publix, H-E-B and select Target, Albertsons, Kroger and Costco regions.

The financing was led by Bluestein Ventures, with participation from Santatera Capital, Grupo DMI, Lever VC, Habitat Partners, Tonic Ventures and Steve Platt, former chief executive of BrightFarms and Icelandic Provisions. Mezcla will use the funding to fuel brand building and distribution expansion.

More information about the financing can be obtained here: announcement.

The Polsinelli Venture Capital and Emerging Growth Companies team involved in the transaction included David Cykiert, Nicola DeVita, Blair Wigney and Cole Anthony.