Abstract: A voting system and technique is disclosed for determining a selected subset of participants from a plurality of candidates wherein each of the participants receive an equitable ownership interest of an item in exchange for a contribution. According to the present invention, the voting system and its method is used to select investors to participate in an investment vehicle, wherein the investment vehicle characteristically has a potentially high venture capital-type ROI (“return on investment”). The system and method optimizes asset diversification to meet the needs of holders of large blocks of private equity.